Privée d'affection, Mary Lennox n'a jamais appris, dans son extrême solitude, à sourire ni à aimer. À la mort de ses parents, emportés par une épidémie de choléra, Mary quitte son Inde natale. Exilée dans le manoir anglais d'un oncle toujours absent, Mary trouve du réconfort dans l'amitié. Elle va partager avec Dickon et le rouge-gorge, un merveilleux secret : un jardin oublié de tous, dont la clef, comme par magie, ouvre aussi la porte des coeurs...

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."

Le Jardin secret

Exilé de Samavie, Marco Loristan 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. 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. Mais le jeu devient réalité lorsque son père lui confie une mission secrète : avec son ami Le 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...« Une histoire de famille, de voyage et d'aventure, pleine de courage, de merveille et d'amour. C'est un roman classique, d'une auteur classique, rempli de trésors cachés. » - Matt Haig, auteur de La forêt interdite

Le prince disparu

Mary Lennox, mal-aimée de ses parents, a été abandonnée aux soins de domestiques indiens qui ont laissé libre cours à ses caprices et à son insolence.À la suite d’une épidémie de choléra, retrouvée seule dans une maison vide, elle est envoyée en Angleterre pour vivre auprès d’un oncle qu’elle n’a jamais connu : Archibald Craven, vieil homme riche et bossu, qui vit dans un manoir isolé du Yorkshire. La nuit, elle y entend l’écho de pleurs venus d’une chambre introuvable.Mary s’ennuie dans cette sombre demeure, cernée de landes sinistres. Mais en explorant le domaine, elle fait la rencontre d’un rouge-gorge et se laisse guider jusqu’à une clé enterrée. Elle lui donne accès au jardin clos où sa tante aimait à cultiver des roses. Jardin condamné par l’oncle Archibald depuis la mort de son épouse.Poussée par la curiosité, Mary décide de braver l’interdit et ouvre la porte grinçante. Sa vie ne sera plus jamais la même…

Sarah Crew, fille d'un riche Anglais installé aux Indes, vient parfaire son éducation dans un pensionnat de Londres, tenu par Miss Minchin. Le jour de ses onze ans, le destin de Sarah bascule : son père vient de mourir sans lui laisser le moindre sou. De princesse, Sarah devient une servante misérable.

Une petite princesse

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

Idéal pour lire en VO un classique de la littérature anglo-saxonne. A découvrir : un texte en anglais adapté et revu par des enseignants, de belles illustrations, un lexique en fin d'ouvrage pour aider à la compréhension du texte et une version audio pour s'imprégner du bon accent. Idéal pour des élèves de 3e.

Read in English : the secret garden ; 6e

Cedric himself knew nothing whatever about it. It had never been even mentioned to him. He knew that his papa had been an Englishman, because his mamma had told him so; but then his papa had died when he was so little a boy that he could not remember very much about him, except that he was big, and had blue eyes and a long mustache, and that it was a splendid thing to be carried around the room on his shoulder. Since his papa's death, Cedric had found out that it was best not to talk to his mamma about him. When his father was ill, Cedric had been sent away, and when he had returned, everything was over; and his mother, who had been very ill, too, was only just beginning to sit in her chair by the window. She was pale and thin, and all the dimples had gone from her pretty face, and her eyes looked large and mournful, and she was dressed in black.

Le jardin secret

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