Frances Hodgson Burnett

An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.

"When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house with nearly one hundred rooms, she finds it full of secrets. Her uncle keeps himself locked up, and at night Mary hears the sound of crying echoing down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are her only escape. Then one day Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and a locked gate. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers...

From the writer of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess comes the story of how Queen Crosspatch and her band of fairies help to save the Racketty-Packetty House. With classic illustrations by Harrison Cady, "Racketty-Packetty House" is Frances Hodgson Burnett's whimsical tale of wonder with a positive message that will enchant and delight young readers.

In this queer reimaging of The secret garden, fifteen-year-old orphan Mary sets off to live in the Georgian Bay wilds where she discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying.

"The Secret Garden, her story of an orphan girl who moves from India to the British countryside, has become a favorite book of every generation thereafter. Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, the author of the definitive biography of Burnett, brings out aspects of Burnett's life that led her to write the book, details of the Victorian England time period, attitudes toward children, and Burnett's spiritual leanings. Gerzina captures the magical nature of the...

"This famous children's story concerns Mary Lennox , a recently-orphaned little girl who's sent to live in her uncle's oppressive house on the Yorkshire moors. Still mourning the death of his wife, the bitter man often leaves Mary in the servants' care. At first spoiled and unruly, the child begins to change when she discovers her dead aunt's secret garden. She also discovers her young cousin, who has become bedridden because he believes he's deformed,...

An abridged version of the tale of Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, who is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.