In Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden A Children's Classic at 100, some of the most respected scholars of children's literature consider Burnett's seminal work from modern critical
perspectives. Contributors examine the works and authors that influenced Burnett, identify authors who have drawn on The Secret Garden in their writing, and situate the novel in historical and
theoretical contexts. These essays push beyond the themes that have tended to occupy the majority of academic scholars who have written about The Secret Garden to date. In doing so, they
approach the text from theoretical perspectives that allow new light to illuminate old debates. Scholars and students of children's literature, women's literature, transcontinental literature,
and the Victorian/Edwardian period will find in this collection refreshing new looks at a children's classic.
