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內容簡介 英國作家法蘭西絲‧霍奇森‧伯內特的經典作品《秘密花園》，經過世代傳承，不受任何潮流影響，到今日依舊相當具代表性，被讚譽為最著名的兒童文學。本書為全新繪圖版，特別收錄了姑丈家的配置圖、秘密花園的地圖、顯示耕種時間的日晷儀等，除了精彩的故事之外，有更多視覺可以和書中主角互動，推薦給喜歡《秘密花園》的讀者們。不過這樣讓大家愛不釋手的故事，卻是以一個個性不討喜的小女孩做為主角。原本個性驕縱的瑪麗，父母親因為霍亂雙雙過世，瑪麗只好投靠從來沒有見過面的姑丈，而姑姑也早已因病去世。雖然姑丈總是需要遠行，所幸瑪麗認識了一些新朋友，個性也不再像以前扭曲。瑪麗在姑丈家中發現一個秘密花園，這是過世的姑姑最喜歡的地方，但姑姑的死亡卻也跟這個花園有關，發現秘密的瑪麗生活又多了更多樂趣了。巧合下瑪麗發現姑姑和姑丈有個小孩柯林，而柯林跟自己一樣個性扭曲，全因缺少家人的陪伴，瑪麗和朋友們一起努力打開柯林封閉的心胸，他不久後也跟瑪麗一樣變得開心。而姑丈也因為柯林的改變大吃一驚，決定不再遠行，要留在柯林和瑪麗的身邊。The classic English children’s novel of three young friends and one special garden, stunningly reimagined in a deluxe full-color edition, illustrated with beautiful artwork and unique interactive features created by the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima—sure to delight fans of the live action film versions coming in 2018 from Disney and Universal Studios.After tragedy leaves Mary Lennox orphaned, the bratty ten-year-old British girl is sent from her home in India to Yorkshire, to live with Archibald Craven, a distant uncle whom she has never met.At first, life in the isolated Misselthwaite Manor is as cold and desolate as the bleak moor outside her window. Then Mary learns the story of the late Mrs. Craven, the estate’s mistress, who spent hours in a walled garden tending to her roses. Mrs. Craven died after an accident in the garden, and her forlorn husband forbid anyone to enter it again, locking it and burying the key. The tale piques Mary’s curiosity and inspires her to find this secret garden, a search that introduces her to new friends, including a robin redbreast; Dickson, a twelve-year-old boy with a kindness to animals; and Colin, her secluded sickly first-cousin. Spending time in the garden transforms Mary and Colin and ultimately, life at Misselthwaite Manor itself.Originally published in 1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s poignant story has captured reader’s hearts for more than a century. Part of Harper Design’s series of deluxe reimagined children’s classics, this captivating unabridged gift edition takes readers on a memorable journey that teaches them lessons about hardship, friendship, happiness, and restoration.Illustrated throughout, The Secret Garden comes with ten interactive features, including:●A layout of the Manor House and grounds●A map of the Secret Garden●A dial showing how plants grow throughout the season●A cut-out paper doll of Mary and her clothes●A removable letter to Dickon from his older sister, the maid who tells Mary the story of the garden
