Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hundgson Burnett. It was initially´published in serial format starting in autumn 1910; the book was first published in its entirety in 1911

Its working title was Mistress Mary, in reference to the English nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of children's literature.


Cover of a 1911 publication of The Secret Garden

Traditional Flowers in England

Rose:

A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, whitin the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailings plantas, whit stems that are often armed whit sharp prickles.