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The Secret Garden: A Norton Critical Edition
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Description for The Secret Garden: A Norton Critical Edition
Paperback. Frances Hodgson Burnett was the highest paid and most widely read woman writer of her time, publishing more than fifty novels and thirteen plays. Editor(s): Gerzina, Gretchen Holbrook. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 472 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Born in England and transplanted to New York toward the end of the Civil War, Burnett made her home in both countries, and today both countries claim her as their own. The Secret Garden, her best-known work, became an instant modern classic and world-wide bestseller upon its publication in 1911. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the first edition and is accompanied by explanatory annotations.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" and "Letters" illuminate important aspects of Burnett’s life and work and include her own writings on gardens and their spiritual healing. Four illustrations point to ... Read more
Born in England and transplanted to New York toward the end of the Civil War, Burnett made her home in both countries, and today both countries claim her as their own. The Secret Garden, her best-known work, became an instant modern classic and world-wide bestseller upon its publication in 1911. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the first edition and is accompanied by explanatory annotations.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" and "Letters" illuminate important aspects of Burnett’s life and work and include her own writings on gardens and their spiritual healing. Four illustrations point to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393926354
SKU
V9780393926354
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About Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an Anglo-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is a professor of English at Dartmouth College. She is the author of Frances Hodgson Burnett, Black London, Carrington, Looking for Bijah and Lucy, and editor of ... Read more
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