The Secret Garden

•1910 classic of English children’s literature by Frances Hodgson Burnett
•Using the garden theme, Burnett explores the healing power inherent in living themes
•Struggle between common sense and the accepted wisdom of the day
•Was marketed to both children and adults

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Peter Pan

•1904 play and 1911 novel by James Barrie
•Major theme: the conflict between the innocence of childhood and the responsibility of adulthood
•Traditionally in the play, a woman plays the part of Peter Pan and an actor plays both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook