The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911 following the publication in 1910 of a serial version in a US magazine.

Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature.

Several stage and film adaptations have been made.
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Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924) was a British-born American novelist and playwright.

She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.