The Secret Garden first appeared in episodes in an American magazine in 1910. It was called Mistress Mary. It was published as a book with the title The Secret Garden in 1911. Today it is one of the most popular children’s books of the twentieth century.
In the story, Mary Lennox’s parents die in India and she arrives at her uncle’s house in England. She is ten years old, thin, cross and spoilt. She finds the secret garden. She starts to work in the garden and Dickon, a local boy, helps her. Then she discovers her cousin Colin. He is ill and can’t walk, but with the help of Mary, Dickon and the secret garden he gets well.
《祕密花園》於1911年出版至今,是最受歡迎的兒童讀本之一。
故事描寫瑪莉的父母雙亡,因此瑪莉搬到英格蘭與叔叔一家同住。瑪莉在叔叔家發現了一處秘密花園,還發現了她的表兄弟Dickon住在花園裡養病並且無法行走,但是有了瑪莉的照顧,Dickon逐漸康復,一家人終於可以幸福生活。
In the story, Mary Lennox’s parents die in India and she arrives at her uncle’s house in England. She is ten years old, thin, cross and spoilt. She finds the secret garden. She starts to work in the garden and Dickon, a local boy, helps her. Then she discovers her cousin Colin. He is ill and can’t walk, but with the help of Mary, Dickon and the secret garden he gets well.
《祕密花園》於1911年出版至今,是最受歡迎的兒童讀本之一。
故事描寫瑪莉的父母雙亡,因此瑪莉搬到英格蘭與叔叔一家同住。瑪莉在叔叔家發現了一處秘密花園,還發現了她的表兄弟Dickon住在花園裡養病並且無法行走,但是有了瑪莉的照顧,Dickon逐漸康復,一家人終於可以幸福生活。