The Secret Garden: A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic StoryWhen Mary's parents both die in India, she is forced to travel to England to live with her uncle, Mr Craven, at Misselthwaite Manor. Mary is spoilt and bad mannered, she does not enjoy playing with other children and is very unhappy at her new home. That is until she hears about a secret garden. Determined to find the door, Mary befriends a robin and a young boy named Dickon. As she tends to the garden, she brings life and laughter back to Misselthwaite. |
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The Secret Garden: A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Story Frances Hodgson Burnett No preview available - 1991 |
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