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Title: The Secret Garden by James Howe, Frances Hodgson Burnett ISBN: 0-679-84751-0 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 31 August, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.51 (164 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Secret Garden- Reviewed by Julie Dodd
Comment: An enchanting tale of finding true happiness in the early 1900's, This book written by Frances Hogson Burnett casts a spell on the reader creating utter joy or surprise.
First of all, When all Mary Lennox hears throughout the palace in India are screams of terror and pain she shuts herself in her playroom and sleeps for days. At last, officers are making sure there are no survivors of the dreadful disease when they find a young, sour-faced child who was appaerently the mistress' daughter though she was much more beautiful. At that she is sent away to England to live with her wealthy uncle, Lord Craven, at Misselthwaite Manor.
On her voyage the other children on the ship taunt her with the nursery rhyme 'Mistress Mary quite contrary....' She is finally picked up from the station by a woman she soon learns is her uncle's servant. The long carraige ride to Misselthwaite Manor is filled with silence except for a few remarks.
The many days at the manor are the same until crying in one of the hundred rooms!!! Quickly, Martha (A servant who tends to Mary) puts Mary in her room and tells her that the cook has a toothache and to not come out of the room. Of course, before this she had thought she heard crying, just like this but softer, Martha had dismissed the idea and said it was the wind though Mary knew she was lying. Between these events, Mary is getting color in her cheeks, playing in the moor, and becoming an all around more agreeable child. When she finally meets Dickon, Martha's brother, she has found the secret garden which Ben Weatherstaff told her about. It was shut up after Lord Craven died. Dickon and Mary visit the garden every day as it gets closer to springtime. The garden grows with more life every day! So when she hears the crying a third time in the middle of the night she decides to investigate. What she finds out is most shocking!!! She finds that this crying is coming from an ill little boy who is ten just like her and who is her cousin! Lord Craven never wanted to see him because he looked just like his mother, and Colin (cousin) screamed and threw tantrums.
By the time they get to know each other Mrs. Medlock (woman who picked Mary up) had found out. Colin then ordered for them not to tell his father. Also, Mary has lied about the garden telling him what it looks like but saying that's only what she thinks. She'd become the only person who could calm his hysterics. Eventually she came clean about it all and Dickon, Mary, and Colin set out for the garden. Colin ordered for everyone to be inside on their outing and told no one where they were to go.
Now, everyday they'd meet in the garden, except when Lord Craven was in town, which was a rare thing! Colin was learning to walk, he wanted to march up to his father and just yell,"Loook!! I'm not a cripple or a hunchback!" So one day Lord Craven is away and has a dream of his past wife. She is yelling, "In the garden! I'm in the Garden!" He immediately rushes home with a strange feeling, meanwhile Colin is winning a race across the secret garden when he bursts out he almost tumbles in to his father!! All of the servants are amazed when Colin walks up to the house since he has been hiding it from them. So ends a masterpiece novel about finding true happiness, anyone who reads this book shall be satisfied!
Rating: 5
Summary: Everyone loves a Secret
Comment: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a most fantastic
fiction story to read! I find myself a little like one of the main characters, Mary Lennox. She likes adventure, and loves to play out doors. Mary Lennox was sent to live in her Uncle Craven's mansion, because her parents died in India from cholera. Mary meets many people at the mansion like Ms. Medlock described as Mr. Craven's mean old maid. Mary and Ms. Medlock do not get along. Ms. Medlock is always telling Mary to stay out of trouble. As the story unfolds, she also meets Martha Sowerby, who becomes Mary's servant and trustworthy friend. She also meets the gardener, who introduces her to the robin bird that sings her songs. Mary later meets Dickon, a friendly boy that could communicate with animals. A little while after she meets Mr. Craven Mary Lennox gets curious, and discovers a mysterious person behind one of the walls in the mansion. She meets all these characters on her adventure to find the secret garden.
This book had great illustrations. It had many hooks from the beginning to the end. It was a well written book. I would've liked to seen colored pictures instead of black and white. I wouldn't change anything about the characters personalities, or what happens to them, because they were all happy in the end.
The author Frances Hodgson Burnett must have loved nature and gardening. Two of her classic books The Little Princess, and The Secret Garden have been favorites to many people. Just before her death she said, "With the best that was in me I have tried to write more happiness into the world."
I would recommend this book to anyone from age 9 and up. If you love to read adventure, mystery, or drama, then pick up this book from your local library. You will be glad you did.
Rating: 4
Summary: Anything is possible
Comment: AThe Secret Garden had an inspirational effect on me. Frances Hodgson Burnett was able to show you that no matter how rough life gets, you always have a single ray of hope. Through realistic characters, she was able to show the value of life. Each character was so detailed and developed it was as if you were watching it all happen. Whether you believe in magic or not, it feels as if something is with you while you are reading. This story has been made into a movie. However, the book has a warmer nature as opposed to the movie.
Mary was an unloved unwanted child with everything she could ever want except for a family. Due to the fact that her mother didn't want her around, her nanny would do anything for her to keep her happy. After her mother's death the only person left to keep her was her uncle in England. Coming from India, the people in England didn't expect Mary to be so picky. She finds that in order to stay amused she must overcome her selfish nature and do things on her own. This leads her to find her cousin, Colin. In time, they both learn to appreciate life and the only way to make it is to stop worrying and start believing. Mr. Craven, Mary's uncle, locked up parts of the manor and a special garden after his wife's death 10 years earlier. So, when it is found it is to be kept a secret between six new friends, until it can be revealed to Colin's father, which could or could not happen.
I would rate this book a 4 because, there were s things I didn't agree with. Some of the less important characters were too developed and it is a long story. I did like that it gave me a warm feeling, as if anything is possible. I'm still thinking about how I can change someone's day the same way they did for each other. The only way to enjoy the miracle is to read it yourself.
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