by Frances Hodgson Burnett was first published in monthly instalments in
The American Magazinefrom October 1910, and then as a book by Frederick A. Stokes in New York (as an edition without illustrations), and by Heinemann in London in 1911, with illustrations by Charles Robinson.
The status of The Secret Garden has changed over the years. The novel was not mentioned at all in Burnett’s obituary in The Times in 1924 but can be considered as her most famous and popular story today. The memorial for Frances Hodgson Burnett in New York Central Park, installed in April 1937, depicts Mary Lennox and Dickon Sowerby (Gerzina ix).
The status of
The Secret Gardenhas changed over the years. The novel was not mentioned at all in Burnett’s obituary in
The Timesin 1924 but can…
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Citation: Zirker, Angelika. "The Secret Garden". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 April 2009; last revised 18 August 2024. [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=23025, accessed 31 October 2024.]
