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Collins Classics: a Little Princess Free FREE COLLINS CLASSICS: A LITTLE PRINCESS PDF Frances Hodgson Burnett | 256 pages | 30 Jun 2015 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007557950 | English | London, United Kingdom The Secret Garden / A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Suddenly penniless, Sara is banished to an attic room where she is starved, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this exceptionally intelligent girl uses the only resources available to her, imagination and friendship, to overcome her situation and change her fortunes is at the centre of this enduring classic. When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her Collins Classics: A Little Princess great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has Collins Classics: A Little Princess 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. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in—and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life. Account Options Sign in. Top charts. New arrivals. A Little Princess Collins Classics. Frances Hodgson Burnett Jan Switch to the audiobook. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. More by Frances Hodgson Burnett See more. Frances Hodgson Burnett. Celebrate an unforgettable classic with this beautifully illustrated th anniversary edition. A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do Collins Classics: A Little Princess day except Collins Classics: A Little Princess in the gardens - and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden. And no one has the key. Reviews Review Policy. Published on. Flowing text. Best for. Web, Tablet, Phone, eReader. Content protection. Learn more. Flag as inappropriate. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. Please follow the detailed Help center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders. A Little Princess (Collins Classics) Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want Collins Classics: A Little Princess Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. More of literature's finest works -- completely unabridged. Irresistible prices make these books great for any classics library. Get A Copy. More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jan 13, Manfred Manfred rated it it was amazing. The secret Garden is probably the most amazing and thought provoking children's book every written. Such a profound insight into the hearts and minds of the main characters Mary, Colin, Dicken etc- a little romanticised perhaps but still amazing. The story is Collins Classics: A Little Princess in Yorkshire and it starts off with a kind of dark Gothic atmosphere with Mary stuck in this monstrous and spooky house and her only comrade of sorts is the servant girl Martha - Dicken's elder sister. The house at night is filled with a The secret Garden is probably the most Collins Classics: A Little Princess and thought provoking children's book every written. The house at night is filled with all sorts of horrible tormented wailing which Mary bravely follows until she meets her bedridden and hypochondriac cousin Colin, the heir of the great manor house who is certain he is crippled, deformed and destined to die at a young age. He is in fact incredibly neglected by his father who has been mourning for a decade or so over his late wife who dies tragically in the Garden. After that he locks the Garden and closes it forever. The company of Mary cheers the child up a bit, but it is not until he hears stories of the Secret Garden that Mary has just rediscovered that his interest in life is renewed. Eventually with the help of Martha's little brother Dicken, the Master of animals, plants and all other sorts of enchantment, the Secret Garden is brought to life again and Colin finally has something to live for other than his imaginery hump and other illnesses. The main theme of the book the Garden itself symbolizes a kind of Paradise Lost that must be regained through the spiritual innocence, love Collins Classics: A Little Princess lifeaffirming Joy of the three children. Dicken is the Nature child in the story, a kind of Pan figure and the symbol of the pure rustic peasant child who, with his ability to charm animals and breathe life back into the soil, works miracles on first Mary who is the Keeper of the Secret Garden and then on Colin - who, as the heir of the Manor itself, is its owner. A final miracle takes place at the end of the book which although stretching our gullibility as readers to the limit brings about the perfect resolution to the story. It is a lovely plot twist which not only reunites father and son again, but also restores the social order of things left by a ten year old tragedy and the abandonment of the Father's duties as Lord of the Manor. This book was written towards the end of the 19th century about a time when the social order of England and societies links with Mother Nature and the pastoral idyll of the country life was viewed as sacrosanct - The author lived in a time that had not been devastated by two world wars, the Holocust, Hiroshima and the current trend of globalisation, the digital revolution and the infotainment society. It is therefore a pretty slow paced book, filled with didactic passages and pretty morals, as well as a gushing Romantic sentimentalism. Even in the time it was written it is clear that the novel looks back to a Golden Age where the servants, villagers and their leige Lord were meant Collins Classics: A Little Princess live in a social harmony of bliss and harmony based on a set hierarchical structure ordained by God himself. It is also clear that it draws upon the old Renaissance idea of Mother Nature as being God's second book of revelation and instruction the first book being the Bible. As such Nature is viewed in a totally non-Dawinistic sense. Instead of being Red in tooth and claw, Nature is both a guide and teacher as well as a benevolent and nurturing Mother - She is the Faery Queen of the New Eden which awakens at the touch of those like Dicken, Mary and Colin who see her with pure vision. When he connects them both back to their original link to her, the two are totally enthralled and awaken not only to the Secret Garden around them, but also the Secret Garden inside their own hearts and souls. Colin and Mary Collins Classics: A Little Princess call this mystical awakening to Nature's Wisdom, White Magic and when he discovers its amazing healing powers, Colin vows that he will write books on the mystery of this magical force inside him and the Secret Garden. When the world learns of this Magic and Knowledge then all its problems and misery will disappear and the Paradise that Collins Classics: A Little Princess at the morning of the world will be Collins Classics: A Little Princess. This is a very odd idea for us Collins Classics: A Little Princess our time, but you have to remember that in those days Milton's Paradise Lost, along with Tennyson's Idylls of the King were two of the most important and influential books in the period. So the idea of regaining the Lost Paradise Collins Classics: A Little Princess Eden was not out of the question for people of the 19th century! The film I think that was based on the book I thought was also amazingly beautiful. There was a second book written Back to the Secret Garden, based on the first. But this book was written post WW II and the age of England's innocence along with the mystique of her Gardens was no longer there anymore was it? Five stars for the Secret Garden - three stars for its sequel. Mary originally lived in India before she came to the Manor, so she brings some of the old stories and ideas from India which she learnt from her Ayah or Nurse there. Along with her meeting Dicken and finding the Garden, the stories from India help inspire her belief and Philosophy of White Magic. Fast paced and magical story that will make you smile when everything around you might be gloomy. I didn't read classics that much honestly, but I loved this one. Such a heart-warming story with adorable characters. A very important read for every people int his present world. Children needs fresh air, nurturing parents and right connection to their surroundings. But sadly nowadays kids are entertained with technologies. So overall it is an amazi 4. So overall it is an amazing book. A must read for everyone.
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