The Annotated Secret Garden | 誠品線上

秘密花園

內容簡介

內容簡介 Frances Hodgson Burnett was famous in her time for her adult novels and her forays into children's literature with Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. The Secret Garden, her story of an orphan girl who moves from India to the British countryside, has become a favorite book of every generation thereafter. Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, the author of the definitive biography of Burnett, brings out aspects of Burnett's life that led her to write the book, details of the Victorian England time period, attitudes toward children, and Burnett's spiritual leanings. Gerzina captures the magical nature of the tale and the coming together of three children through restoring a hidden garden. With over one hundred illustrations, many in vibrant color, The Annotated Secret Garden is an enchanting gift for any child or for any adult who is still a feisty child underneath. Frances Hodgson Burnett was famous in her time for her adult novels and her forays into children's literature with Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. The Secret Garden, her story of an orphan girl who moves from India to the British countryside, has become a favorite book of every generation thereafter.Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, the author of the definitive biography of Burnett, brings out aspects of Burnett's life that led her to write the book, including the death of her son and her own love of gardening. Gerzina presents details of the Victorian England setting: the tasks of the different servants, the role of education, the attitude toward children, and even why raincoats are called macintoshes. The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now annotated and with over one hundred stunning illustrations.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is the Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography and a professor of English at Dartmouth College.

商品規格

活動

• 5/28前 愛讀日｜圖書滿$1,200折$120
• 5/28前 愛讀日｜圖書滿$888折$88
• 5/28前 愛讀日｜全站滿$2,500折$250
• 5/28前 愛讀日｜全站滿$1,600折$160