In a house full of sadness and secrets, can young, orphaned Mary find happiness? Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and…
This book is about the girl called Mary Lennox from India, and her father works in India. Also, there is a boy called Robin who wants to get the key and open the secret garden. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden which has been locked for the last ten years.
Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to English when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin's school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her eleventh birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world . . .
Kisah ini dimulai ketika Mary Lennox, yang ditinggal mati oleh ayah dan ibunya karena kolera, harus pindah ke Inggris dari India. Di India, Mary memiliki banyak pelayan yang memanjakannya, tetapi mereka semua pun pergi akibat kolera. Tak seorang pun mengingat Mary masih tinggal di rumahnya. Kini Mary tinggal di Inggris, di rumah pamannya, Mr. Archibald Craven. Sang paman digambarkan sebagai …
“It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.”
Sara Crewe is sent to England to attend Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls. Her time there starts wonderfully as she is treated just like a princess. Unfortunately it is because Miss Minchin is hoping to gain a piece of Sara's family fortune. But when Sara's wealthy father dies and leaves her penniless, Miss Minchin makes Sara do the worst chores in the house. Still, as badly as Miss Minc…
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by …
"I am sure there is Magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it do things for us."