First published in 1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett's story is one of the best-loved children's books of the early twentieth century. This beautiful new edition brings together the complete and unabridged text with over seventy evocative illustrations and botanical studies by the award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born and lived her early
life in Manchester, England before emigrating to the US with her
family. The author of more than forty books, her breakthrough novel
came with Little Lord Fauntleroy, which became a bestseller. After
the death of her eldest son, Lionel, she returned to England in
1890 and rented an estate with several walled gardens - it was in
the rose garden, her outdoor studio, that the notion of The Secret
Garden was born.
Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia, and still
lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads. He studied illustration art
and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In
1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his
contribution to children's literature and he has been honoured with
Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and
author, Ingpen has designed, illustrated and written more than one
hundred books, including his highly acclaimed series of illustrated
Children's Classics, which have now been published in many editions
around the world.
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