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 walls and locked with a missing key. One day, with the help of two unexpected companions, she discovers a way in. Is everything in the garden dead, or can Mary bring it back to life? One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, f. Frances Eliza Hodgson, född 24 november 1849 i Manchester, England, Storbritannien, död 29 oktober 1924 i Plandome, New York, USA, var en brittisk-amerikansk författare, framförallt av litteratur för barn.
Hennes mest kända böcker är Lille Lorden (Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1886), Den lilla prinsessan (1905) och Den hemliga trädgården (1909).
Efter faderns död emigrerade hon 1864 till USA där hon slog sig ned i Knoxville, Tennessee. Hon gifte sig 1873 med en doktor, Swan Moses Burnett, med vilken hon fick två söner. Hon skilde sig dock från maken 1898. Först 1905 blev hon amerikansk medborgare.
