ThistimelessclassicisapoignanttaleofMary,alonelyorphanedgirlsenttoaYorkshiremansionattheedgeofavastlonelymoor.Atfirst,sheisfrightenedbythisgloomyplaceuntilshemeetsalocalboy,Dickon,who'searnedthetrustofthemoor'swildanimals,theinvalidColin,anunhappyboyterrifiedoflife,andamysterious,abandonedgarden...AnnotationFrancesHodgsonBurnett'sbelovedclassicisadaptedforbeginningreadersinthiscolorfullyillustratedversion.ThespoiledorphanMaryLennoxleavesIndiatolivewithhercolduncleinhisdrearymansioninEngland.WhenMaryhearsofasecretgardenkeptlockedfortenyears,sheisdeterminedtofinditandtenditbacktolife.Withthehelpofheruncle'ssicklysonandaboywhoknowsallaboutnature,Marysecretlytransformsthegarden-andalloftheirlives.
《秘密花园》讲述了一个发人深省的故事。主人公玛莉生于印度的一个村庄。父母都是英国人。一次霍乱摧毁了这个印度的小村庄,玛莉的父母和奶妈也在霍乱中死去,成为孤儿的玛莉只好投靠在英国的姑父。她被带到英国后。生活在姑父的庄园里。