Talk:The Secret Garden

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I note the article says the book was first published in 1909 but it is in 1911 in literature. Perhaps someoneone can correct this.

Mary goes to the garden

Mary goes to the garden because she finds the key to her late Aunt Lily's garden. She needs a place to go where she can be herself.

She feels it is neglected as she was by her own late parents. In all three versions of The Secret Garden, which I have. We see Mary is neglected by her mother, a beautiful socialite who only loves to go to partys and be around the beautifl people.

Colonel Lennox is a military man has no time for Mary. Mary is unloved, raised by Ayahs who are told to keep her quiet so it doesn't bother Misse Sahib or else.

Mary is a very angry child she doesn't know how to cry until the end of the 1993 version.

I think it says it all in The Girl I want to be, by Lucy Simon.

Lady_Karissa

WHy not add a synopsis of the changes from the original through the 1993 edition, and who made the changes? Truth_Seeker 16:25, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Added the 1919 film, and some links

I added the 1919 lost film to the list of adaptions, and links to pages for several of the versions. Alot of these don't have articles. Could someone start them? 66.43.44.85 22:51, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] When was the story set?

Although it states that the book was published in 1909, it does not state when the story was set. Was it during the first decade of the 20th century, or a while earlier? I have seen one film adaptation of the book, and I guessed that it was set in about 1900. But does anyone have any idea when the book itself was set? Tripod86. 23:58, 3 October 2007 (UTC)