e Secret Garden opens by introducing us to Mary Lennox, a sickly, foul-tempered, unsightly little girl who loves no one and whom no one loves. At the outset of the story, she is living in India with her parentsa dashing army captain and his frivolous, beautiful wifebut is rarely permitted to see them. They have placed her under the constant care of a number of native servants, as they find her too hideous and tiresome to look after. Marys circumstances are cast into complete upheaval when an outbreak of cholera devastates the Lennox household, leaving no one alive but herself.
Authors
Frances Burnett
Additional Info
- Publisher: Intervisual Books Inc
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9781403742629
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