Monday, February 1, 2010

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)

Classic Genre

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Main Characters
Mary Lennox
Archibald Craven
Colin Craven
Mrs. Medlock

Settings
The Secret Garden
The Manor

Summary
Mary and Colin discover a secret garden, along with the meaning of life.

Themes
-The healing powers of the mind
-The healing powers in living things (The garden plants)

Media
The Secret Garden (Movie, 1919)
The Secret Garden (Movie, 1949)
The Secret Garden (Movie, 1993)
The Secret Garden (Television Series, 1952, 1960, 1975)
The Secret Garden (Television Adaption, 1987)
The Secret Garden (Broadway Musical, 1991)
The Secret Garden (Theater Adaption, 2007)*
The Secret Garden (Japanese Animated Movie, 1991)
The Secret Garden (Television Animated Movie, 1995)

* This play was in the point of view of The Garden Tree (the tree Lilias Craven fell off of and died)

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