The Secret Garden 神秘园

分类: 图书,少儿,少儿原版书,
作者: Frances Hodgson Burnett 著
出 版 社: Oversea Publishing House
出版时间: 1994-8-1字数:版次: 1页数: 85印刷时间: 1994/08/01开本:印次:纸张:I S B N : 9780486280240包装: 平装内容简介
Captivating story of a long-abandoned garden on a gloomy Yorkshire estate — which, with the help of an unusual young boy with an ability to charm nature — blooms again, transforming the lives of the estate owner's frail son and that of his overindulged orphan cousin who has come to live with him. Abridged.
A writer of popular stories for children and adults, FrancesHodgson Burnett (1849-1924)was regarded as "a born story-teller," with a talent for creating memorable characters whosestate of affairs frequently improved as the narrative progressed.The Secret Garden, one of her best-loved works for youngreaders, is such a tale.
In it, Mary Lennox, an overindulged child suddenly orphaned, isalmost magically transformed into an agreeable child when shecomes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the gloomy Yorkshireestate owned by her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven. With thehelp of Dickon, an unusual local youngster with the ability tocharm nature, Mary not only manages to bring life and beauty tothe secret garden--abandoned years ago when the mistress ofthe manor was fatally injured there--but also persuades Colin,her uncle's frail son, to lead a normal life.
A repeated success on the motion-picture screen and thetheatrical stage, this classic children's story is sure to charm newgenerations of readers.
目录
“What is that?”she said,pointing out ofthe window
She was standing inside the secret garden
On the bed was lying a boy,crying pitifully
There was every joy on earth in the secret garden that morning
“I'm not a cripple!”Colin cried out
A boy burst through the door at full speed