This book is the masterpiece of Francis Hodgson Burnett, the most famous female writer in the last century. She was inspired when decorating a garden in Long Island, new york. Once published, this book quickly became the most concerned and best-selling children's literature at that time. Throughout the 20th century, people have been reprinting this book, and adults and children all over the world love The Secret Garden. It has been adapted into movies, TV, comics, dramas and stage plays for more than a dozen times. 1993, Secret Garden

It was adapted into a film again by Polish movie master Holland, and this classic film once again made Holland gain a great reputation. In English children's literature, this book is recognized as having no age limit. As a serious literary work, it was included in the Oxford World Classic Series and influenced the writing of two Nobel Prize in Literature laureates, Eliot and Lawrence.

Second, briefly introduce the author of The Secret Garden.

Frances hodgson burnett, female, (1849165438+1October 24th to1924 65438+1October 29th). 1873, she married Dr. S.M.Burnett and gave birth to two sons.

Burnett's father died young and his family was poor. From the age of 18, he published stories in magazines to supplement his family. Her first bestseller was The Little Girl, published at the age of 28, which was based on her childhood life in a British coal mine. However, what makes Francis Hodgson Burnett famous in the world is her children's literature. 1886, she published the novel "Little Master fauntroy", which tells the story of an American boy who became the heir to the British Earl. Since then, "fauntroy" has become an English vocabulary, meaning "children who are overdressed". This book made Burnett one of the best-selling and richest pop writers at that time. This book and The Little Princess published by 1905 have been adapted into plays. 1939 The movie "Little Princess" was starred by Shirley Temper, a child star who was very popular at that time. Burnett loved plants since he was a child and devoted himself to gardening after his divorce. There are several walled gardens around her house in England. One of them is her outdoor study where she writes every day. 1909, when she arranged her own garden in Long Island, new york, she had a sudden inspiration and conceived a secret garden. The first edition of this novel was published in 19 1 1, which was a best seller in her two countries-Britain and the United States, and became her most famous and successful work. She made a lot of money when she was alive because of her children's literature? He is a famous novelist and playwright. Francis Hodgson Burnett died in Long Island, new york, USA on 1924.

Third, a detailed introduction about the secret garden.

The Secret Garden became a best seller when 19 1 1 was published. Later, it was published simultaneously in Britain and the United States, with many versions. 19 19, 1949, 1993 were made into movies in America, and 1994 were made into TV cartoons. These three films were all popular children's films at that time. Among them, 1993 comes from the internationally renowned Polish-French director agnieszka holland. (The famous Europe, Europe is also the work of the Netherlands. The Secret Garden is Holland's first English film, but this book is no stranger to her because she read it many times when she was young. Maybe it's a bit like Ang Lee and his Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Story books that forget to eat and sleep in childhood become their own works of art in adulthood. I wonder, among today's young readers in The Secret Garden, China, will there be an author of children's literature and a director of children's films in China tomorrow? )

At the beginning of the 20th century, The Secret Garden was adapted into musicals and plays when it was first published. 199 1 was once again adapted into a musical, which was a great success. The screenwriter is Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman. The performance of this play is as high as 706 performances. The grand prize of American movies is Oscar, and plays have Tony Award. In the Tony Award of 199 1, the Secret Garden won two top prizes. Mathea Norman won the Best Musical Screenplay Award, while Daisy Eagan, who plays the leading role of Mary, became the youngest best actress in the history of the Tony Awards. Today, American theatrical troupes, large and small, constantly adapt this novel and perform it in various places.

In Britain, this book is also a household name? Won the favor of the media. 1975 and 1987 were made into films and broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

In addition to movies, there are countless products based on the secret garden, from audio books on tape, children's books, simplified Chinese characters books and simplified Chinese characters books to toy books, stationery and handicrafts. It's been more than 90 years since it was published, and it's impossible to calculate how many times it has been republished in history, and the album has sold tens of millions. At present, there are at least 30 versions of The Secret Garden in the American market, including the famous Random House, Penguin Group and Oxford University Press. Other publishers include Dell Publishing Company? Grammercy？ Academic trade? Harper Collins teen books? Longmedo Publishing House, Courage Books? Puffin? Abdo & daughters? Shuimo Publishing House, Econo-cladded Books, Dover Publishing House, NTC Publishing Group and so on. If you go back to the previous version, it is even more numerous.

In British children's literature, this novel is recognized as a masterpiece without age limit, and it is also a literary work that breaks the boundaries between elegance and vulgarity. It entered the palace of serious literature and won the mass market. In order to prove the status of this novel, just to mention a few points, it was included in the Oxford World Classic Series (Oxford University Press? World classics), this series of books is authoritative and serious literary classics, and the selected books are prefaced and annotated by scholars. Similarly, the publishing giant Penguin Publishing House also included The Secret Garden in Penguin Classic of the 20th Century. In the introduction of famous writers on the BBC website, the author is also among them. In the United States, the authoritative New York Book Review listed it in the The New York Times readers' directory. This catalogue especially recommends the classics and fine works of books in various fields to readers, covering old books and new books.

The Secret Garden is often used as an English textbook by school teachers in the United States, because its language is simple and vivid, and at the same time, it is rich in ideas and the plot is wonderful and tortuous, which is easy to attract children.

On the one hand, almost any classic bibliography of western children's literature will be included in this novel; On the other hand, it is still an evergreen cash cow for many publishing houses. Different editions, different illustrations and different binding are new every year, just because readers keep buying. Many readers watched The Secret Garden when they were young, but they will watch it when they grow up and buy it for their children. A group of readers are formed, so other authors will continue to write. Susan Moody, a contemporary children's literature writer, wrote back to The Secret Garden (Susan Moody? Back to the Secret Garden). The sequel written by Joe Weissenfeld was made into two films by different directors in 2000. One was called Back to the Secret Garden. The other is called back to the secret garden? It is enough to prove that after more than 80 years, the secret garden still attracts more people to go in and have a look.

It is worth mentioning that in the preface of the Oxford edition of The Secret Garden, Alison Lurie, an American writer and scholar, pointed out that The Secret Garden obviously contains several important themes of the transformation of western literature from tradition to modernity in the 20th century. One is the concern for the inner world; The second is to advocate returning to nature; The third is mysticism. Phyllis Bixler wrote in his book The Secret Garden: The Magic of Nature (Phyllis Bixler? The Secret Garden proved that Nobel Prize in Literature winner T. S. Eliot's Quartet (T.S. Eliot? Four quartets) and D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover were obviously influenced by The Secret Garden.