The Secret Garden
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The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

1911•Family•256 pages

Taste attributes: familydramaslowwholesomeimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageunlikely connectionsempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeExpect a good-natured, intimate family novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaComing of ageUnlikely connectionsEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

FriendshipPeople with disabilitiesGreat britainChild and youth fictionGardensEnglandOrphansGreat britain, history

Details

Author
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Published
1911
Pages
256
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