À la suite d'une épidémie de choléra aux Indes qui a tué ses parents, Mary Lennox, petite anglaise renfermée, désagréable et laideronne, part vivre chez un oncle étrange au fin fond des landes, en Angleterre. En explorant la propriété de celui-ci, la petite fille trouve par hasard, avec l'aide d'un rouge-gorge, la clé d'un jardin délaissé de tous. Mary aime alors tant son royaume secret qu'elle y va tous les jours. Guidée par une jolie musique de pipeau, Mary rencontre un jour un jeune garçon nommé Dickon qui sait étonnement parler aux animaux. Devenus amis, la fillette lui révèle son grand secret, et tous deux vont s'atteler à transformer ce verger en un royaume de fleurs dont Mary rêve tant. Cette merveilleuse découverte transforme l'arrogante Mary en une petite fille gentille et dévouée.

Le Jardin secret

"One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911.  The plot centers round Mary Lennox, a young English girl who returns to England from India, having suffered the immense trauma by losing both her parents in a cholera epidemic. However, her memories of her parents are not pleasant, as they were a selfish, neglectful and pleasure-seeking couple. Mary is given to the care of her uncle Archibald Craven, whom she has never met. She travels to his home, Misselthwaite Manor located in the gloomy Yorkshire, a vast change from the sunny and warm climate she was used to. When she arrives, she is a rude, stubborn and given to stormy temper tantrums. However, her nature undergoes a gradual transformation when she learns of the tragedies that have befallen her strict and disciplinarian uncle whom she earlier feared and despised. Once when he's away from home, Mary discovers a charming walled garden which is always kept locked. The mystery deepens when she hears sounds of sobbing from somewhere within her uncle's vast mansion. The kindly servants ignore her queries or pretend they haven't heard, spiking Mary's curiosity.  The Secret Garden appeals to both young and old alike. It has wonderful elements of mystery, spirituality, charming characters and an authentic rendering of childhood emotions and experiences. Commonsense, truth and kindness, compassion and a belief in the essential goodness of human beings lie at the heart of this unforgettable story. It is the best known of Frances Hodgson Burnett's works, though most of us have definitely heard of, if not read, her other novel Little Lord Fauntleroy.  The book has been adapted extensively on stage, film and television and translated into all the world's major languages. In 1991, a Japanese anime version was launched for television in Japan. It remains a popular and beloved story of a child's journey into maturity, and a must-read for every child, parent, teacher and anyone who would enjoy this fascinating glimpse of childhood. One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911."

Histoires pour les filles est une anthologie qui rassemble des chefs-d'œuvre de la littérature
enfantine, écrits par des auteurs de renom comme Lewis Carroll, Charlotte Brontë ou Charles Dickens. Ce recueil fait revivre les personnages
préférés des petites filles et des plus grandes, en les entraînant dans des mondes extraordinaires.

Histoires pour les filles

Hodgson spent several years living in Paris. In this novella, she examines the differences between the Americans and the French.We publish the world's books. We have the largest collection of classics, and we believe that they are the highest quality, too. Don't take our word for it, peek inside and you'll see why we brag.

Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame

Marco Loristan a douze ans. Exilé de Samavie, il habite à Londres avec son père, Stefan, dans un appartement miteux. Père et fils sont patriotes ; tous deux rêvent d'un retour à l'âge d'or de Samavie, avant la mystérieuse disparition du jeune prince et le début de la guerre qui déchire le pays depuis cinq cents ans. Malgré leur pauvreté, Stefan a toujours insisté pour que Marco ait une excellente éducation ; il parle couramment plusieurs langues, possède un talent certain pour le dessin et connaît la géographie de son pays sur le bout des doigts. Lorsqu'il n'étudie pas, Marco sillonne la ville de Londres en compagnie d'une bande de gamins des rues et s'invente leader de la révolution samavienne dans un jeu passionnant. Mais le jeu devient réalité lorsque son père lui confie une mission secrète : avec son ami Rat, il devra parcourir l'Europe afin de transmettre un signal aux rebelles samaviens qui conspirent pour renverser le dictateur au pouvoir. Commence alors un dangereux périple destiné à remettre sur le trône l'héritier du prince disparu...

Le prince disparu - Occasion

Although best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett was considered one of the leading writers in America on the strength of her adult novels, which made her name in the 1870s and 1880s. Ripe for rediscovery, Bello is proud to bring a select group of these classic novels back into print. The Head of the House of Coombe is the first of two volumes which were first serialised in 1920 in Scribner's Monthly, before being published in 1922. Together with the second volume, Robin, the 'House of Coombe' novels comprise Frances Hodgson Burnett's last substantial work. Returning to a theme that occurs again and again in her books - that of the change from riches to poverty - The Head of the House of Coombe contains Burnett's most dramatic manifestation of this idea, along with a potent sense of the old order breaking up in the years prior to the First World War.

The Head of the House of Coombe

The story of a small, angelic boy from New York who is told he is the heir to an English earldom and is whisked away to the English countryside where he begins to win over his bad-tempered old grandfather. When the boy's identity is challenged, his old friends from New York come to his rescue.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Le Monsieur De La Petite DameFrances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England.

Le Jardin secret

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