A timeless story for children, here presented with illustrations by
Peter Bailey. A section of extra material including quizzes will delight
all young readers.
After her parents die of cholera in India, Mary Lennox is sent to live
with her uncle in his gloomy house in Yorkshire, where she leads a
lonely and neglected life, with nothing to do apart from exploring her
surroundings. One day she discovers a walled garden which has been
locked up, and becomes determined to enter it and find out its secret
and the source of the mysterious crying sound that can be heard nearby.
A powerful tale of regeneration and personal transformation, The Secret
Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and has
continued to delight generations of young readers.