![]() Lover of music, movies, church, feta, M&Ms, ABBA, Queen, Johnny Cash, K-Love, Robin Williams, and JC – Jesus Christ. I believe the moral of the story is to never judge a book by its’ cover. I enjoyed this book, if for no other reason, than to see lives completely changed for the good. Because she was born in India, she's constantly sick and has a yellow complexion. Archibald Craven, everyone agrees that she's a sour, thin, and disagreeable child. ![]() You’ll have to read this book to find out. Summary Analysis At the time that Mary is sent to live with her uncle, Mr. The story continues, but I won’t spoil it for you. “Is everything within the garden dead, or can Mary make it grow again?” – From the back cover “I am the first person who has spoken in here for ten years.” – From the back cover The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together…. “ It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. Mary eventually discovers the secret garden along with an elderly gardener named Ben Weatherstaff, a favorite of Mrs. Colin would have screaming fits, forcefully crying himself into hysteria and weakness. Then, as Mary grows fond of Martha, as well as the mansion, Mary discovers a crying noise, which turns out to be her sickly, cousin Colin.Ĭolin, who has been sheltered most of his life, has persuaded himself that, like the rumors about his father, he is slowly becoming a hunchback. Martha tells Mary about Master Craven’s late wife and of a “ secret garden” the Cravens dearly loved. Arriving at the manor, she sets herself emotionally distant from Martha, a maid who looks in on Mary. When her parents die in a cholera epidemic, Mary is sent to live. She is terribly neglected by them, causing her to be sickly, unpleasant, and demanding. It opens with Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old girl who lives in India with her English parents. Mary Lennox is a cross, ugly nine-year-old girl who is. ![]() With no one left to care for her, Mary is sent to Misselthwaite Manor, her Uncle Craven’s mansion in England.Īt the beginning of the book, Mary is depicted as a bratty child who disrespects her Ayah, an Indian caregiver hired by her parents during her early childhood. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a story of rebirth as a result of the power of love. Originally titled Mistress Mary, The Secret Garden was published serially starting in 1910 it was published as a completed novel in 1911. Mary Lennox, a neglected 10-year-old girl, has just lost her parents. Suitable for 4th graders and up, this book is set in England in the early 1900s. One of the books I’ve finished over the past couple of weeks is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. ![]()
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