The Secret Garden - Der geheime Garten, englische Ausgabe
Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Alter | 8 - 12 Jahre |
Auflage | 2011 |
Seiten | 368 |
Format | 13,8 x 18,4 x 3,4 cm |
Gewicht | 370 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Puffin Classics |
ISBN-10 | 0141336536 |
EAN | 9780141336534 |
Bestell-Nr | 14133653EA |
After the death of her parents, Mary is brought back from India as a forlorn and unwanted child, to live in her uncle's great lonely house on the moors. Then one day she discovers the key to a secret garden and, like magic, her life begins to brighten in so many ways.
Klappentext:
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a magical novel for adults and children alike
'I've stolen a garden,' she said very fast. 'It isn't mine. It isn't anybody's. Nobody wants it, nobody cares for it, nobody ever goes into it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already; I don't know.'
After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined.
Now in a beautiful clothbound cover
With a heartwarming introduction by Sophie Dahl
A behind-the-scenes jounrey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more...
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester. She had a very poor upbringing and used to escape from the horror of her surroundings by writing stories. In 1865 her family emigrated to the USA where she married and became the successful author of many children's books including Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.
Rezension:
"It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted."-The New York Times