"tenth in 1913 and sixth in 1914, and ""The Head of the House of Coombe ""was fourth in 1922. Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-born American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (published in 1885–1886), ""A Little Princess"" (1905), and ""The Secret Garden"" (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling in Jefferson City, Tennessee. There, Frances"
"of a family. Another theme is when a thing is neglected it withers and dies, but when it is worked on and cared for it thrives, as Mary and Colin do. The book's working title was ""Mistress Mary"", in reference to the English nursery rhyme ""Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"". Parts of it were written during Burnett's visits to Buile Hill Park, ""The Secret Garden"" was first serialised, starting in autumn 1910, in ""The American Magazine"", a publication aimed at adults. The entire book was first published in summer 1911 by Frederick A. Stokes in New York, and published that year"
"December 2003 the Country Houses Association announced that it was closing down its residential business and selling the eight Grade I and II listed buildings it owned. The walled garden of Great Maytham Hall provided the inspiration for one of the most famous of all books for children, ""The Secret Garden"". Its author, Frances Hodgson Burnett, lived at Great Maytham Hall from 1898 to 1907, where she found the old walled garden dating from 1721 sadly overgrown and neglected. Aided by a robin, Burnett discovered the door hidden amongst the ivy, and began the restoration of the garden, which she"
"The Great Secret ""The Great Secret"" is a science fiction story written by L. Ron Hubbard. It was originally published in April, 1943 in the pulp fiction magazine ""Science Fiction Stories"". The story revolves around Fanner Marston who as a slave child turned petty thief, evolves into a hard core, viciously greedy and power hungry individual who will stop at nothing to obtain what he wants. Marston leads a crew of forty men on a desperate trek across a blistering hot desert to find the magical city of Parva where legend tells of a secret that will give one ultimate"
"The Secret (short story) ""The Secret"" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published as ""The Secret of the Men on the Moon"" in the August 11, 1963 issue of ""This Week"" magazine. It was later collected in ""The Wind from the Sun"" (1972) as ""The Secret"". ""The Secret"" is about a science reporter, named Henry Cooper, who goes to the moon in 1959, to write a series of publicity articles for the U.N.S.A space division. Although he was invited by the U.N.S.A to provide favorable articles that might sway public opinion before the"
"The Secret Woman (novel) The Secret Woman is a Gothic romance and suspense novel written by English author Eleanor Hibbert under the pseudonym Victoria Holt. It was originally published in 1970 and is considered to be a bestseller. Set in 1887, it chronicles Anna Brett's scandalous romance with the married ship captain Redvers Stretton. As they sail across the South Seas, tensions build among Anna, Redvers, and everyone else on-board ""The Serene Lady"", and a mystery involving murder, the destruction of ship called ""The Secret Woman"", and a missing fortune of diamonds begins to unravel. Anna Brett was born in"
"expects Beth Ellen to be excited by the news but she is indifferent. Her mother Zeeney turns out to be a beautiful but shallow socialite who is dissatisfied with her shy and serious daughter. Beth Ellen's dislike of her mother finally explodes in a temper tantrum which clears her head, leaving her happier and more confident. The Long Secret The Long Secret is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was released by Harper & Row on October 27, 1965. It is a sequel or ""companion"" to ""Harriet the Spy"" (1964), the only one published during Fitzhugh's"
"The Secret People The Secret People (1935) is a science fiction novel by English writer John Wyndham. It is set in 1964, and features a British couple who find themselves held captive by an ancient race of pygmies dwelling beneath the Sahara desert. The novel was written under Wyndham's early pen name, John Beynon. The Sahara is being flooded to create a new sea when the protagonist of the novel, Mark Sunnet, crashes his private rocket plane into an island of what is currently little more than a large lake. He soon finds himself, his female companion, Margaret Lawn, and"
"Lady Audley's Secret Lady Audley's Secret is a sensation novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon published in 1862. It was Braddon's most successful and well-known novel. Critic John Sutherland (1989) described the work as ""the most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels"". The plot centres on ""accidental bigamy"" which was in literary fashion in the early 1860s. The plot was summarised by literary critic Elaine Showalter (1982): ""Braddon's bigamous heroine deserts her child, pushes husband number one down a well, thinks about poisoning husband number two and sets fire to a hotel in which her other male acquaintances are residing""."
"""The French Lieutenant’s Woman."" The book's success was likely also bolstered by the success of Hibbert's previous novels such as ""Mistress of Mellyn"" and ""The Shivering Sands"". The positive reception of these works eventually gave Hibbert the title of “Queen of Romantic Suspense” and driving the sales of Victoria Holt novels to over 56 million copies worldwide. The Secret Woman (novel) The Secret Woman is a Gothic romance and suspense novel written by English author Eleanor Hibbert under the pseudonym Victoria Holt. It was originally published in 1970 and is considered to be a bestseller. Set in 1887, it chronicles"
"Secrets (1924 film) Secrets is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage. The film is based upon a 1922 play of the same name, and was remade in 1933 with Mary Pickford in the leading role. Although the film was never released on video or DVD, copies still exist. The films opens in present. 75-year-old Mary Carlton is depressed over her husband John's illness. She feels her life has no use if he dies. She starts reading her diary, after which the film jumps to 1865 in the time she fell in love with John. She feels"
"The Secret (book) The Secret is a best-selling 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. It is based on the belief of the law of attraction, which claims that thoughts can change a person's life directly. The book has sold 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages. ""The Secret"" was released as a film in March 2006, and later the same year as a book. The book is influenced by Wallace Wattles' 1910 book ""The Science of Getting Rich"", which Byrne received from her daughter during a time"
"enough food and not enough space, relying on ""sea farms"" to provide food without sacrificing land. Arthur C. Clarke's ""The Secret"" has a rather complicated theme for such a short piece of writing. The theme is universal justice, and the collaboration of two polar opposite minds in concluding the difficulty of the task of revealing a secret to the world. It is a theme that addresses the fact that humans will do whatever it takes to survive, and therefore will consequently become paranoid with the fact that they can live longer somewhere else, that is the moon. The Secret (short"
"The Long Secret The Long Secret is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was released by Harper & Row on October 27, 1965. It is a sequel or ""companion"" to ""Harriet the Spy"" (1964), the only one published during Fitzhugh's lifetime. ""Sport"", another sequel to ""Harriet"" written by Fitzhugh, was published by the Dell imprint Delacorte Press in 1979. Harriet and her family are spending their summer in the beach town of Water Mill (which is on Long Island). Her summertime friend, Beth Ellen, sometimes called Mouse, is also in Water Mill with her grandmother. Mysterious"
"(1997), ""Sensing Murder: Easy Street"" (2003), ""Loves Me, Loves Me Not"" (2003), and one episode of ""Sensing Murder"" (2004). After the death of her father in 2004, Byrne became very depressed. At the instigation of her daughter Hailey, she read ""The Science of Getting Rich"" (1911) by Wallace D. Wattles. She discovered positive thinking, the laws of attraction, and many rules that helped help fight her depression, and find further success in life. Hence, she started doing research on the subject and the project of ""The Secret"" was born. According to Byrne's research, she claims that all great men in"
"health. She was also a governor of Bedford College in London, an institution founded for the education of women that was part of the University of London. From 1941 she was closely involved in campaigning for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. She and her husband bought and rebuilt a country house, Great Maytham, at Rolvenden, Kent, a property whose old walled garden had earlier been the inspiration for ""The Secret Garden"" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Tennant herself developed expertise as a gardener, becoming prominent in the Royal Horticultural Society. She died at Great Maytham on 11 July 1946. Violet"
"among the first generation of the Nicoll family on Long Island, was a wood frame home built in the 1670s, and one of the first homesteads in this area of Cow Neck, the original name of the Manhasset/Port Washington Peninsula. The manor itself was torn down in 1998 and replaced with another estate. Author Frances H. Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, built her home, Fairseat, in Plandome Park in 1908, and lived there until her death in 1924. Her son, Vivian, and his wife Constance, had built a home nearby on Bayview Road after their marriage. Frances Burnett's nephew,"
"The Master Key System The Master Key System is a personal development book by Charles F. Haanel (1866–1949) that was originally published as a 24-week correspondence course in 1912, and then in book form in 1916. The ideas it describes and explains come mostly from New Thought philosophy. It was one of the main sources of inspiration for Rhonda Byrne's film and book ""The Secret"" (2006). The book describes many New Thought beliefs such as the law of attraction, creative visualization and man's unity with God, and teaches the importance of truth, harmonious thinking and the ability to concentrate. Each"
"her husband a divorce, but he does not want to leave her. He admits he has had an affair with Estelle, but that it didn't mean anything. They reunite, although John announces he has lost all of his money. The film goes back to present, where Mary is told her husband has recovered from his illness. Secrets (1924 film) Secrets is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage. The film is based upon a 1922 play of the same name, and was remade in 1933 with Mary Pickford in the leading role. Although the film was never"
"Kate's Secret Kate's Secret is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring Meredith Baxter Birney, Ben Masters, Tracy Nelson, and Edward Asner. The film's plot, about a seemingly ""perfect"" suburban housewife and mother who is secretly suffering from bulimia nervosa, was an attempt to realistically portray the eating disorder. To those on the outside, Kate Stark (Meredith Baxter Birney) leads an idyllic life; a successful husband (Ben Masters), an adoring young daughter (Summer Phoenix), and a beautiful home. But beneath the surface, her life is less than ideal; her husband is preoccupied with his career, a domineering mother (Georgann Johnson),"
"and made available to the public by an independent film dealer. The Family Secret (1924 film) The Family Secret is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and featuring child star Baby Peggy. It is based on ""Editha's Burglar"", a story by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in 1881 by ""St. Nicholas Magazine"" and adapted for the stage by Augustus E. Thomas. Margaret Selfridge (Hulette) lives with her affluent father, Simon (Currier) and her Aunt Abigail (Lucy Beamont) in a mansion in New York City. She is involved in a romantic relationship with Garry Homes (Earle),"
"Secret of the Sirens Secret of the Sirens is a fantasy novel by British writer Julia Golding. It is the first book of the ""Companions Quartet"". The rest of the quartet includes ""The Gorgon's Gaze"", ""Mines of the Minotaur"", and ""The Chimera's Curse"". 'The Secret of the Sirens takes place in the southern regions of a fictional Great Britain in the seaside town of Hescombe. Here we meet (presumed) 11-year-old Connie Lionheart, who is left in care by her parents to her Aunt, Evelyn. The story is about how Connie discovers that she has a special power, to communicate with"
"The Shuttle (novel) The Shuttle is a 1907 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, republished in 2007 by Persephone Books. One of Burnett's longer and more complicated books for adults, it deals with themes of intermarriages between wealthy American heiresses and impoverished British nobles. Sir Nigel Anstruthers comes to New York in search of an heiress, as he no longer has enough money to keep up his estate, Stornham Court. He marries the pretty and cosseted Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American millionaire. But on their return to England, Nigel and his mother control and isolate Rosalie from her family."
"The Secret of Chimneys The Secret of Chimneys is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It introduces the characters of Superintendent Battle and Lady Eileen ""Bundle"" Brent. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. At the request of George Lomax, Lord Caterham reluctantly agrees to host a weekend party at his home, Chimneys. A murder occurs in the house, beginning a week of"
"Chuck White. The Great Secret ""The Great Secret"" is a science fiction story written by L. Ron Hubbard. It was originally published in April, 1943 in the pulp fiction magazine ""Science Fiction Stories"". The story revolves around Fanner Marston who as a slave child turned petty thief, evolves into a hard core, viciously greedy and power hungry individual who will stop at nothing to obtain what he wants. Marston leads a crew of forty men on a desperate trek across a blistering hot desert to find the magical city of Parva where legend tells of a secret that will give"
"The Concubine's Secret The Concubine's Secret, as known as The Girl from Junchow in USA, is a 2009 novel by Kate Furnivall; it is the sequel to ""The Russian Concubine"". It followed by journey of Lydia Ivanova and Chang An Lo, whose separation lives when she searched for her father along with her half-brother and Chang is a high-ranking officer. This book is set after events of ""The Russian Concubine,"" after Lydia's mother's death by spies and after she discovered family secrets of her father, Jens. Lydia Ivanova goes with her half-brother, Alexai Serov, and their protector, Liev Popkov, to"
"A Dead Secret A Dead Secret is a 1957 play by Rodney Ackland. It is a murder drama set in 1911 London and is based on the Seddon murder trial. Insurance agent Frederick Dyson owns a house in London with his wife. Among the lodgers is a misery elderly woman, Miss Lummus, who hoards her money in the house. When she is murdered, Dyson is charged with the crime. A version aired 3 March 1959 as part of British television series ""ITV Play of the Week"". The adaptation was by John McKeller. This version is believed to be lost. A"
"to her lover Frank Fowler, who is gaining higher status in society. Micheaux later remade the film five years later under the title ""Veiled Aristocrats"" with significant plot changes to the novel. The House Behind the Cedars (book) The House Behind the Cedars is the first novel by American author Charles W. Chesnutt. It was published in 1900 by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. The story occurs in the southern American states of North and South Carolina a few years following the American Civil War. Rena Walden, a young woman of mixed white and black ancestry, leaves home to join her"
"at ""The New York Times"" and Harvard physicist Lisa Randall. Mary Carmichael and Ben Radford, writing for the Center for Inquiry, have also pointed out that ""The Secret"" has no scientific foundation, stating that Byrne's book represents: ""a time-worn trick of mixing banal truisms with magical thinking and presenting it as some sort of hidden knowledge: basically, it’s the new New Thought."" The Secret (book) The Secret is a best-selling 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. It is based on the belief of the law of attraction, which claims that thoughts"
"of domestic entertainment. A radio version aired 15 December 1963 on Melbourne Australia radio station LO. An Australian television version aired 1963 on ABC. A Dead Secret A Dead Secret is a 1957 play by Rodney Ackland. It is a murder drama set in 1911 London and is based on the Seddon murder trial. Insurance agent Frederick Dyson owns a house in London with his wife. Among the lodgers is a misery elderly woman, Miss Lummus, who hoards her money in the house. When she is murdered, Dyson is charged with the crime. A version aired 3 March 1959 as"
"Two were mystery novels, ""The Shapes That Creep"" (1944) and ""The Last Twist of the Knife"" (1946) (both ""in the vein of Agatha Christie""); a third was ""a more ambitious novel about human passions, dreams, and failure"", ""Horse in the Sky"" (1947). A fourth novel, ""The Castle of Malatesta"", was a psychological novel that remained in manuscript. She is chiefly remembered for her unsung role in the creation of Lowry's masterpiece, ""Under the Volcano"" (1947). Not only did she provide the supportive environment her husband needed in order to write, she meticulously edited the novel's manuscript while various passages were"
"her to write novels. ""Agnes Tremorne"" appeared in 1861. Her four subsequent novels were ""The Cost of a Secret"" (1863), ""The Woman I Loved and the Woman Who Love Me"" (1865) (narrated by a male), ""Nora and Archibald Lee"" (1867), and ""The Crown of a Life"" (1869). These have been described as ""quirky and sometimes laboured."" The first concerns a woman artist in the period of struggle for Italian independence. Her writing often concerned women's occupations and independence, female artistic genius, mesmerism and spiritualism, and moral rather than physical beauty. Blagden's manuscript poems were collected posthumously by Linda Mazini and"
"Burnett rented Great Maytham Hall, located between Rolvenden and Rolvenden Layne, in 1898 and a blocked-up door in the old walled garden inspired her to write ""The Secret Garden"". After her departure in 1907 the mansion was rebuilt by Edwin Lutyens, including several other buildings previously or still on the estate (for example, the listed houses of Maytham Cottages, Frogs Lane, Rolvenden Layne, which used to be the laundry buildings of the estate). While Rolvenden Layne benefits from easy access to the A28 at Rolvenden, to the facilities at Tenterden, shopping centres at Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Ashford and Hastings and"