The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1911. (set) in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film (adapt) have been made. At the turn of the 20th century, Mary Lennox is sickly and unloved 10-tear-old girl, born in India to (wealth) British parents who never want her. She is cared by servants, who allow her (become) a spoiled, aggressive and selfish child. through the discovery of her aunt's secret garden, her brother, and a cousin, Mary becomes a child we would all like to have as part of our household.
The Secret Garden has become important part of children's literature, in 2003, it ranked number 51 in “The Big Read,” was a survey of the British public by the BBC to identify the “Nation's Best-loved” among all kinds. Based on a 2007 online survey, it (name) one of “Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children” by the U.S. National Education Association. In 2012 it ranked number 15 among all-time children's (novel) in a survey published by School Library Journal.
