The first in our long form series of stories, this reading encompasses the seventh and eighth chapters of Frances Hodgson Burnett's work The Secret Garden. First published in 1911, this book has been read for generations.
It is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is seen as a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made, and now it can help you fall asleep thanks to a soothing reading by Richard Huskisson.
Chapter Twenty-Seven the final chapter of the story, which will see the master of the manor called back from his travels by a voice from afar, and the end of all the planning, play acting, and secrets.
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