The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in the autumn of 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children's literature.[...]
Before I ever set foot in Sweden I knew for sure that Swedes were socialists, that they drank themselves to death and that they had sex anywhere at any time. Now that I?ve been here for a few years I know that only one of these is true. In Sweden in the early 80s all the good things in life were eit[...]
When orphaned Mary Lennox arrives at Misselthwaite Manor, her uncle's estate, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. Depressed and withdrawn, Mary soon begins a charming journey into the magical secret garden, bringing happiness for Mary and good health to her cousin C[...]