The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published by Frederick A. Stokes in New York in August 1911 after a magazine serial, with Heinemann's London edition the same year. Orphaned Mary Lennox revives a locked walled garden on a Yorkshire estate.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- F.A. Stokes, 1911
- First published
- Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1911
- First UK edition
- William Heinemann, 1911
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- 1st F.A. Stokes1911 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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- Heinemann Educational1968 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of The Secret Garden?
The first edition of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett was published in New York by F.A. Stokes in 1911.
How many editions of The Secret Garden are there?
We track 2 editions of The Secret Garden, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of The Secret Garden is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
Where these facts come from
- The Secret Garden, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Secret Garden (Q472194), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- The Secret Garden, First Edition (1911), Rare Books Ireland (rarebooks.ie)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026.