The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden, first published in 1911, is a lovely novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924). Now you can rewrite the book. Replace the names of Colin Craven and Mary Lennox with names of your friends. Who will take the place of Mrs. Medlock? and who will be Dickon? It's up to you.. Just enter some names in the form and click the button below to rewrite the story as you like it to be.
In 1993 a film adaptation of The Secret Garden was directed by Agnieszka Holland, with beautiful music by Zbigniew Preisner.
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List of characters
| Colin Craven | Colin is a ten year old sickly boy. He is one of the two protagonists of this story. | |
| Marry Lennox | Mary is the other protagonist. She is a ten year old girl who grew up in India and moved to England after her parents died. | |
| Dickon Sowerby | Dickon is a 12 year old common moor boy. He loves animals and plants. | |
| Martha Sowerby | Martha is the friend and maid servant of Mary. She is the sister of Dickon. | |
| Mrs. Medlock | Mrs. Medlock is head of the servants at Misselthwaite Manor. | |
| Ben Weatherstaff | Ben is the old gardener. | |
| Archibald Craven | Archibald Craven is the father of Colin and he is an uncle of Mary Lennox. Mary comes to live in his house after her parents died. | |
| Lilias Craven | Lilias Craven was the mother of Colin who died soon after he was born. She is the "owner" of the secret garden. | |
| Susan Sowerby | Susan Sowerby is the mother of Martha and Dickon and many more children. | |
| Dr. Craven | An uncle of Colin. |
Tips for tweaking books
When tweaking a book you can really mess it up and make it unreadable, for example giving all characters the same name. Here are some useful tips to follow:
- Watch the information provided after each name and follow the recommendations.
- Don't mix male and female names.
- Don't confuse first names with surnames.
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