The Secret Garden and HTML illustrated) The Secret Garden The Secret Garden is a children's 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. The American edition was published by Stokes with illustrations by Maria Louise Kirk (signed as M. L. Kirk) and the British edition by Heinemann with illustrations by Charles Heath Robinson. At the turn of the
Frances Hodgson Burnett incorporated into British copyright law in 1911. In response to a second incident of pirating her material into a dramatic piece, she wrote "The Real Little Lord Fauntleroy", which was produced on stage in London and on Broadway. The play went on to make her as much money as the book. In 1887 Burnett traveled to England for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, which became the first of yearly transatlantic trips from the United States to England. Accompanied by her sons, she visited tourist attractions such as Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London. In her rented rooms she continued the Tuesday