After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from Indiato live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors.She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learnsof a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowedto enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gustof magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key andenters a world she could never have imagined. With a heartwarmingintroduction by Sophie Dahl, "The Secret Garden" is one of thetwelve best-loved classic stories being launched in thenewly-branded Puffin Classics series in March 2008.
【作者简介】
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester. Shehad a very poor upbringing and used to escape from the horror ofher surroundings by writing stories. In 1865 her family emigratedto the USA where she married and became the successful author ofmany children's books including Little Lord Fauntleroy and A LittlePrincess.
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