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Follow the journey of little orphan Mary Lennox and her charming friends now paired with the beautiful thoughts, prayers, and devotions of author Rachel Dodge. A one-of-a-kind experience, this combination brings you the original words of Francis Hodgson Burnett’s delightful tale, interwoven with a charming chapter-by-chapter companion guide that illuminates themes of God’s love, wisdom, and guidance in this classic story. With scriptures, reflections, and sound advice, explore The Secret Garden narrated alongside The Secret Garden Devotional.

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. One day, with the help of two unexpected companions, she discovers a way in. Is everything in the garden dead, or can Mary bring it back to life?

After the loss of her parents, Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great mansion on the Yorkshire Moors. Unsure about her surroundings, Mary struggles to find a place in this new existence. Through the gentle guidance of the maid, Mary gradually becomes interested in a garden at the house, the key to which has vanished. In her quest to find and explore the possibilities the garden holds, Mary befriends a host of loveable characters. Is the garden dead, or can Mary bring it back to life?

Told in the beautiful and charming words of Frances Hodgson Burnett, this classic children’s tale of redemption and transformation is full of so many priceless lessons. After losing both of her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from the lively and bustling world of India to the cold and secretive manor of an aloof relative in England. On her own and with a dismal and stubborn outlook on life, little Mary learns to let people in again and to appreciate new perspectives. he also begins to see the wonders she herself is capable of, once she lets hope find space in her heart.

Ein wahres Füllhorn der schönsten weihnachtlichen Märchen und Geschichten erwartet uns hier! Über zwanzig Weihnachtsmärchen aus aller Welt, dann die wunderbaren Weihnachtsgedichte von Paula Dehmel, die "Weihnachtsgeschichte" mit Ebenezer Scrooge von Charles Dickens, die "Schneekönigin" von Hans Christian Andersen sowie der Weihnachtsdauerbrenner schlechthin: "Der kleine Lord".

Mary Lennox is a spoiled, middle-class, self-centered child who has been recently orphaned. She is accepted into the quiet and remote country house of an uncle, who has almost completely withdrawn into himself after the death of his wife. Mary gradually becomes drawn into the hidden side of the house: why does she hear the crying of an unseen child? Why is there an overgrown, walled garden, its door long locked?View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: www.solgood.org/subscribeThis is a Librivox Recording. All Librivox recordings are ...

The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published as a book in 1911, after a version was published as an American magazine serial beginning in 1910. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made. The American edition was published by Stokes with illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk (signed as M. L. Kirk) and the British edition by Heinemann with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson.

Klein Käthchen ist ein Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett aus dem Jahr 1878: Coyne war der älteste von der Gesellschaft, die den Sommer in Newport verlebte. Käthe Davenant war zuletzt von allen gekommen, und da sie eine Dame war, und schön war, so wurde ziemlich freiherzig über sie gesprochen. Vielleicht war die Unterhaltung umso freiherziger geführt worden, weil Miss Davenants Ruf ihr nach Newport vorausgeeilt war.

"Schöne Lisbeth" ist eine Erzählung von der britischen Schriftstellerin Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924): Sie war eine Witwe, diese Mrs. Despard. In ihrer Jugend war sie ein ambitiöser Niemand gewesen, und nachdem sie das Glück gehabt hatte, einen verhältnismäßig reichen Mann zu heiraten, war ihr Ehrgeiz mit ihrem guten Glück gewachsen. Sie gebot, wie Lisbeth, über einen scharfen Witz, war nichts weniger als schüchtern, gönnte sich keine Ruhe und war nicht übermäßig weltklug.

‘The Lost Prince’ is a children’s novel from ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ author Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published in 1915, it tells the tale of twelve-year-old Marco Loristan and his father Stefan, who come from the fictional land of Samavia.

A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, daughter of a rich English officer stationed in India, who is sent to Miss Minchin's boarding school in London. Despite her wealth and privilege, Sara is kind and generous, befriending everyone from school outcast Ermengarde and motherless toddler Lottie to the teenage scullery maid Becky. When Sara's status is abruptly changed, her resolve to behave like a princess no matter her circumstances is put to the test. Frances Hodgson Burnet's children's classic is performed by a full cast and will be loved by listeners of all ages.

Una enfermedad mata a los padres de Mary y la deja huérfana. Mary es enviada a Reino Unido a vivir con un tío suyo llamado Archibald Craven, viudo y con un hijo muy enfermo, en una lujosa mansión de Yorkshire, en la que viven sumidos en un ambiente irrespirable. Para mayor desasosiego se le unen las malas artes de la señora Medlock, la estricta ama de llaves. Sin embargo, descubrirá un refugio para ella y sus nuevos amigos: Colin, su primo discapacitado y caprichoso, y Dickon, un muchacho ingenuo, bondadoso y gran protector de los animales.

Mary Lennox es una niña inglesa que vive con sus padres en la India. Está muy consentida y acostumbrada a que sus criados hagan todo lo que quiere. Cuando de un día para otro se queda huérfana, debe irse a vivir con su tío a Inglaterra. Mary se encontrará allí con una misteriosa mansión, con más de cien habitaciones e innumerables secretos, y vivirá una aventura en la que descubrirá qué es la amistad.

Spoiled yet neglected little Mary Lennox wakes up one day to the unimaginable. The grand home in India where she was born is deserted, the parents who largely ignored her have died, and the servants paid to indulge her have either died or fled due to the cholera epidemic sweeping the continent. She is shipped off to her uncle's manor in Yorkshire, and he too wants nothing to do with her. The discovery of a secret garden in the grounds, however, sets Mary off on an extraordinary path in this enchanting tale about the transformative and healing powers of nature, friendship and faith.

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In this classic of English children's literature, an orphaned girl discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle's estate.

Frances Hodgson Burnet's 1911 novel is about Mary Lennox, an unloved orphan who journeys from India to Yorkshire to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the home of her uncle Archibald Craven. Under the influence of the beautiful countryside and its kind inhabitants, Mary begins to blossom. She soon discovers there are secrets of many kinds both inside and outside her uncle's estate. In particular, she longs to discover the key to a hidden garden that has been shut away for 10 years.

Alison Larkin’s Earphones Award-winning recordings of Jane Eyre and The Secret Garden are brought together in this powerful double bill. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is the epic love story of the plain, unwanted orphan with an indomitable spirit who becomes a great romantic heroine despite all odds. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is the story of Mary Lennox, sent to live with her uncle in a cold, dark mansion in England.

Here Frances Hodgson Burnett describes her delightful encounter with an English robin, who became the inspiration for Mary's little friend in The Secret Garden. Burnett's relationship with the robin, who frequently visits her outdoor writing desk in a rose garden in Kent, unfolds with affection and intimacy. "He was more than a robin," she writes, "He was a soul".

Young Cedric lives with his widowed mother in New York. His late father was a British earl who had been disowned by his father for marrying an American. As all of the earl of Dorincourt's sons have now died, he begrudgingly looks to Cedric as his sole heir. While the earl soon comes to love the endearing little Cedric, conflict arises when a strange woman appears on the scene and insists that her son is the true heir.