The Secret Garden

Name: The Secret Garden
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781529978193
Price: 34.99 NZD
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By Frances Hodgson Burnett

Series: Vintage Collector's Classics

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A beautiful deluxe gift edition of the enchanting childhood classic with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper, and finished with a silk ribbon. When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child... Read More

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A beautiful deluxe gift edition of the enchanting childhood classic with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper, and finished with a silk ribbon.

When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too. Mary is pale, spoilt, and quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked and hidden for years. And when a friendly robin helps Mary find the key, she discovers the most magical place anyone could imagine...

This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR'S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529978193

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 342g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849. After living in poverty, she emigrated to the US in 1865. She wrote over forty books; the best-known today are The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. She died in 1924.

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