The Annotated Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Annotated Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

288 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Description

Frances Hodgson Burnett was famous in her time for her adult novels and her forays into children's literature with Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. The Secret Garden, her story of an orphan girl who moves from India to the British cou...

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Moods

hopeful 70%
lighthearted 65%
inspiring 48%
adventurous 43%
emotional 37%
relaxing 32%
reflective 27%
funny 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 6%
challenging 2%
dark 2%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 24%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

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