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CLASSIC NOVEL ABOUT HUMAN KINDNESS AND A REFRESHED SPIRIT AUTHOR FRANCES HODGSON BURNET T (1849-1929) WAS A PROLIFIC WRITER of novels and plays but she is best remembered today for three books for younger readers - Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess and this one , The Secret Garden . All have kept their popularity down the years . This handsome volume is one of the successful series of classic books for young readers printed for Barnes & Noble by the Sterling Publishing Company . They are attractive and nicely designed bonded-leather bounds that are likely to be collected in sets not only for reading enjoyment but also for a handsome display on the family bookshelves. Several of them have been issued - internationally favorite titles like The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid, Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Wind in The Willows, The Blue Fairy Book, Aladdin and the Arabian Nights, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book , Heidi and the like. Young readers are certain to enjoy them, but so will adults who value quality products - and who may be tempted to dip into them for happy bedtime memories . This story is about the redeeming effects the discovery of a secret and neglected English country garden has on the life of a rich, spoiled and rude orphan girl and the help she gives to a lonely child thought to be more ill than he really is. First published in 1911, it is considered today to be one of the greatest children's classics of the 20th Century. THIS EDITION HAS BEEN BOUND IN BONDED LEATHER AND IS BRAND NEW , still in its plastic wrapping and never read. The cover is in pale blue with a floral design in purple and gold. The page ends are gilded for an attractive appearance as well as protection of the paper. It has a gold ribbon sewn-in page-marker that can be used to teach small readers that bent page corners will spoil the book. One of the attractions of this series is the reproduction of illustrations that delighted readers more than a century ago. The color pictures above are by Charles Robinson , who was active during the early 20th Century in what is known today as the classic era of book illustration. Publisher: Barnes & Noble ISBN: 978-1-4351-5818-4 Children's fiction. ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble sheets to guard against damage from accidental bumping during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the pictures we post with our eBay listing are from the books in our inventory and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + At Mackie Books, we believe book-collecting should be fun. + Take Care. Stay at home if you can. Read a good book!