The Secret Garden & A Little Princess (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Classic Tales of Orphan Heroines, Secret Gardens, School Hardship, and Imaginative RenewalBy Francis Hodgson Burnett
Length17h 31m
About this audiobook
Bringing together The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, this volume presents two of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most enduring studies of childhood under pressure. Both novels combine melodrama, fairy-tale patterning, and social realism, transforming orphanhood, illness, neglect, and class injustice into narratives of moral and imaginative renewal. Written in the context of late-Victorian and Edwardian children's literature, they refine the period's concern with character formation while granting unusual authority to the inner lives of girls. Burnett, born in Manchester in 1849 and later emigrating to the United States, wrote from a distinctly transatlantic perspective shaped by insecurity, bereavement, and changing social worlds. Her own childhood experience of reduced circumstances, her fascination with gardens, domestic spaces, and spiritual resilience, and her professional life as a highly successful woman author all inform these works. She understood both deprivation and performance, and she repeatedly turned them into art. This paired edition is recommended for readers interested in classic children's literature, gender, class, and the consoling power of imagination. It offers not merely nostalgia, but a sophisticated vision of how children survive harsh systems by remaking the worlds around them.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length17 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 22, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
29Chapter 23 Magic
2Introduction
30Chapter 24 “Let Them Laugh”
3Author Biography
31Chapter 25 The Curtain
4Historical Context
32Chapter 26 “It’s Mother!”
5Synopsis (Selection)
33Chapter 27 In the Garden
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6The Secret Garden & A Little Princess
34The Whole of the Story
7Chapter 1 There is No One Left
35Chapter I Sara
8Chapter 2 Mistress Mary Quite Contrary
36Chapter II A French Lesson
9Chapter 3 Across the Moor
37Chapter III Ermengarde
10Chapter 4 Martha
38Chapter IV Lottie
11Chapter 5 The Cry in the Corridor
39Chapter V Becky
12Chapter 6 “There was Some One Crying — There was!”
40Chapter VI The Diamond-Mines
13Chapter 7 The Key of the Garden
41Chapter VII The Diamond-Mines Again
14Chapter 8 The Robin who Showed the Way
42Chapter VIII In the Attic
15Chapter 9 The Strangest House Any One Ever Lived in
43Chapter IX Melchisedec
16Chapter 10 Dickon
44Chapter X The Indian Gentleman
17Chapter 11 The Nest of the Missel Thrush
45Chapter XI Ram Dass
18Chapter 12 “Might I have a Bit of Earth?”
46Chapter XII The Other Side of the Wall
19Chapter 13 “I Am Colin”
47Chapter XIII One of the Populace
20Chapter 14 A Young Rajah
48Chapter XIV What Melchisedec Heard and Saw
21Chapter 15 Nest Building
49Chapter XV The Magic
22Chapter 16 “I Won’t!” Said Mary
50Chapter XVI The Visitor
23Chapter 17 A Tantrum
51Chapter XVII “It is the Child!”
24Chapter 18 “Tha’ Munnot Waste No Time”
52Chapter XVIII “I Tried Not To Be”
25Chapter 19 “It has Come!”
53Chapter XIX “Anne”
26Chapter 20 “I Shall Live Forever — And Ever — AND EVER!”
54Analysis
27Chapter 21 Ben Weatherstaff
55Reflection
28Chapter 22 When the Sun Went Down
56Memorable Quotes
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