The Secret Garden (musical) on the adult characters to return the plot closer to the original book. A full recording of this version was released on CD by First Night Records in 2001. The Secret Garden (musical) The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's script and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon. It premiered on Broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. Mary Lennox, a young English girl born and raised in the
The Head of the House of Coombe The Head of the House of Coombe The Head of the House of Coombe is a 1922 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. "The Head of the House of Coombe" follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war, and some pointed social commentary . Burnett wrote a 1922 sequel to "The Head of the House of Coombe", "Robin ", which completes the story of Robin, Lord Coombe, Donal and Feather. Lord Coombe is considered