弗朗西丝·霍奇森·伯内特FrancesHodgsonBurnett（1849-1924）
　　美国儿童文学作家、剧作家。
　　一生创作四十多部作品，其中受欢迎的是《秘密花园》《小公主》与《小爵爷》，书中充满童趣与浪漫的情节，内容着重人性光明面的描写。
　　作品多次被改编成电影、电视剧，广受各阶层读者喜爱，成为英美家庭陶冶子女情操的必备文学读物。

　　TheSecretGarden，中文译名《秘密花园》，全书讲了这样一个故事：一场突如其来的瘟疫，使玛丽成了孤儿。任性孤僻的她被送到舅舅的庄园里生活。在知更鸟的指引下，玛丽闯入一座荒废多年的秘密花园，结识了能跟小动物说话的男孩狄肯。他们一起打理蔷薇花圃，慢慢"复活"花园，同时揭开了被埋藏的神秘往事……伴随花园的复苏，玛丽渐渐打开心扉，友爱待人，恢复了纯真快乐的天性。这个大自然魔法唤醒美好心灵的故事，散发着糖果香气，吸引孩子们走进内心的秘密花园，开启一段自我发现的旅程。

　　WhenMaryLennoxwassenttoMisselthwaiteManortolivewithheruncleeverybodysaidshewasthemostdisagreeable-lookingchildeverseen.Itwastrue,too.Shehadalittlethinfaceandalittlethinbody,thinlighthairandasourexpression.Herhairwasyellow,andherfacewasyellowbecauseshehadbeenborninIndiaandhadalwaysbeenillinonewayoranother.HerfatherhadheldapositionundertheEnglishGovernmentandhadalwaysbeenbusyandillhimself,andhermotherhadbeenagreatbeautywhocaredonlytogotopartiesandamuseherselfwithgaypeople.Shehadnotwantedalittlegirlatall,andwhenMarywasbornshehandedherovertothecareofanAyah,whowasmadetounderstandthatifshewishedtopleasetheMemSahibshemustkeepthechildoutofsightasmuchaspossible.Sowhenshewasasickly,fretful,uglylittlebabyshewaskeptoutoftheway,andwhenshebecameasickly,fretful,toddlingthingshewaskeptoutofthewayalso.SheneverrememberedseeingfamiliarlyanythingbutthedarkfacesofherAyahandtheothernativeservants,andastheyalwaysobeyedherandgaveherherownwayineverything,becausetheMemSahibwouldbeangryifshewasdisturbedbyhercrying,bythetimeshewassixyearsoldshewasastyrannicalandselfishalittlepigaseverlived.TheyoungEnglishgovernesswhocametoteachhertoreadandwritedislikedhersomuchthatshegaveupherplaceinthreemonths,andwhenothergovernessescametotrytofillittheyalwayswentawayinashortertimethanthefirstone.SoifMaryhadnotchosentoreallywanttoknowhowtoreadbooksshewouldneverhavelearnedherlettersatall.

　　
　　Chapter1ThereIsNoOneLeft1
　　Chapter2MistressMaryQuiteContrary6
　　Chapter3AcrosstheMoor12
　　Chapter4Martha16
　　Chapter5TheCryintheCorridor30
　　Chapter6"ThereWasSomeOneCrying-ThereWas!"35
　　Chapter7TheKeyoftheGarden41
　　Chapter8TheRobinWhoShowedtheWay46
　　Chapter9TheStrangestHouseAnyOneEverLivedIn52
　　Chapter10Dickon60
　　Chapter11TheNestoftheMisselThrush70
　　Chapter12"MightIHaveABitofEarth?"77
　　Chapter13"IAmColin"84
　　Chapter14AYoungRajah94
　　Chapter15NestBuilding104
　　Chapter16"IWon't!"SaidMary114
　　Chapter17ATantrum120
　　Chapter18"Tha'MunnotWasteofTime"126
　　Chapter19"ItHasCome!"131
　　Chapter20"IShallLiveForeverandEver-andEver!"140
　　Chapter21BenWeatherstaff147
　　Chapter22WhentheSunWentDown155
　　Chapter23Magic160
　　Chapter24"LetThemLaugh"170
　　Chapter25TheCurtain180
　　Chapter26"It'sMother!"185
　　Chapter27IntheGarden193