In 1908, Frances Hodgson Burnett, a writer once so poor she couldn’t afford paper and pens, built the home of her dreams on Long Island, a 17-room mansion with a grand pathway along the garden ...

But even without claiming these notables, the city would remain a major literary destination because of its association with Frances Hodgson Burnett, who by the end of the 19th century had become ...

As a Christmas greeting to the readers of the Enquirer, I send an account of the home and belongings of Frances Hodgson Barnett, who to-day stands in the foremost rank of American writes ...

But when its author Frances Hodgson Burnett died in 1924 no one realised it would be this novel that would keep her name alive. Published in 1911, the book begins with the orphan Mary Lennox arriving ...

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Melancholy would seem to be in order. So it’s delightful to learn that Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), prolific writer and joyful exponent of horticultural magic, did not mind the leafless ...

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic The Secret Garden, first published 100 years ago, starts out as the Wuthering Heights of children’s literature. 10-year-old Mary Lennox is ...

Nonetheless, I'll continue the review. It is impossible for me to review this book other than with reference to Burnett's other, better-known books that I loved as a child: The Secret Garden ...

4 Extra Debut. Spoilt Mary Lennox is sent to a manor house in Yorkshire with dark stairs - and secrets. Stars Helen Worth and Violet Carson. Show more Mary Lennox was a selfish, spoilt child, who ...

Our staff and contributors look back on the city’s year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung histories.

I grew up in a mixed-heritage family. Both of my parents’ childhoods were deeply affected by colonialism in India and they often told me stories about this period in their lives. As a result, I ...