TUESDAY BOOK CLUB.....THE SECRET GARDEN BY FRANCIS HODGSON BURNETT.
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Book blog
day boo yah. As you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we
talk anything and everything and pretty much run with it. Today's
blog is on the book Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Written
and published in 1911 the secret garden started its life as a
serialization ten issues of in The American magazine (November
1910-August 1911), before being published by the American publishers
Fredrick A. Stokes in August 1911 and by British publishers Heinemann
later that year. However Copyright expired in the states in 1987 and
inmost other parts of the world by 1995 placing the book in public
domain and resulting in several abridged and unabridged editions
being published. The book has the theme of Rejuvenation and
regeneration, showing that if something is neglected it dies and if
its worked on and cared for it thrives (Like Mary, Colin and the
garden do).
The story
starts at the turn of the 20th century and follows Mary
Lennox, a sickly and unloved child born abroad and brought back to
her wealthy uncles house after a Cholera outbreak leaves her an
orphan. As Mary gets used to her new isolated home she learns of a
private walled garden once owned by her aunt forever locked by her
uncle and hears crying which eventually leads to her cousin Colin.
With Mary telling Colin stories about the moor, her friend Dickon and
the secret garden she has access to, Colin is inspired to join her
outside and as such both children improve beyond belief.
The books
working title was Mistress Mary in reference to the English Nursery
Rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. Parts of the book was
written during Burnett's visits to Buile Hill park, Maytham Hall in
Kent, England. She'd lived there for a number of years and the garden
was cited as influence for the book. Burnett herself kept an
extensive garden however its noted besides the garden Maytham hall
and Misslethwaite Manor are physically very different.
Having
been marketed to both adults and children the reception may have been
affected. The book was not as celebrated as Burnett's other books
during her lifetime and paled in comparison to the popularity of her
other books. The books revival could be traced by an almost complete
eclipse at the time of Burnett's death in1924. With the rise of
scholarly work in the past twenty five years the book has risen in
popularity and prominence. Its often noted as amongst the best books
of the 20th century. It ranked 51 in the Big Read (BBC
Survey), was named amongst the Teachers top 100 books for children in
2007 and in 2012 ranked 15th in the all time children's
novels in a survey published by School Library Journal.
There have
been Six movies (1919, 1949, 1987, 1993 and 1994), a TV show (1975),
a Musical (1989), an Anime TV series (1991), an Opera (2013), Even a
colouring book published (2013) from the book each one with various
degrees of popularity and success. There will be a new 'The Secret
Garden' movie which is being produced by David Heyman and Rosie
Alison with the Production company Heydey films and Studiocanal. Both
Colin firth and Julie Walters are set to star as Mrs Medlock and
Archibald Craven and the release date will be the 17th
April 2020....I am very excited to go see it.
The Author
is Francis Hodgson Burnett and her bio segment is in last Tuesdays
book club on The Little Princess if you would like to read it.
MY
OPINIONS
I came
across the book after seeing the 1993 movie when I was 9/10 years
old. I went looking for the book bought it and started reading. I
really really like the book and I agree that the theme of
rejuvenation and regeneration definitely runs through the book. I
love this book and definitely will be reading it to my future
children. I give this book 8/10.
My opinion
of the author Francis Hodgson Burnett is included in last weeks Book
Blog.
The Secret
Garden is being sold in all good booksellers and copies of the
Movies/TV shows and opera being shown online.
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And there
you have it a great book for all the ages. So we'll be leaving this
here for today please leave a comment, share with others if you want
or not Friday is random blog day and remember keep it sensible in the
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