
The Secret Garden
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Narrator: DouShu
Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HongMei Zhou
Published: 05/05/2026
Categories: Children's Fiction
Synopsis
After the sudden death of her wealthy parents, spoiled and lonely Mary Lennox is sent from India to live with her reclusive uncle at the bleak Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire Moors. Neglected and unwanted, she is miserable—until one day she discovers a hidden, walled garden that has been locked for years. As Mary tends to the forgotten garden with the help of a kind-hearted local boy named Dickon and a robin redbreast, she begins to bloom herself. Soon, she also uncovers a deeply hidden secret within the manor: her cousin Colin, a sickly and imperious boy who has been told he will never walk again. Together, the three children breathe life back into the garden—and find new hope, health, and happiness in themselves along the way.
First published in 1911, The Secret Garden has enchanted readers for generations. Burnett’s lyrical prose weaves together themes of solitude and community, loss and renewal, and the belief that where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow. More than a children’s book, it is a timeless meditation on the resilience of the human spirit and the power of the natural world to heal even the deepest wounds.
This audiobook is based on the 1911 public domain text. Produced and narrated by Doushu, with AI assistance.