Welcome to the blog of Cornwall Library's Secret Garden Big Read

In this blog you will be able to find out about events running in conjunction with the Big Read, but more importantly, comment on the book, and converse with other readers about this beautifully written classic. Join in - borrow your copy of Secret Garden at one of Cornwall's Passmore Edwards libraries - Bodmin, Camborne, Falmouth, Liskeard, Redruth, St Ives or Truro.

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

The Life Of Frances Hodgson Burnett

Join the Penzance Literary Festival at Penzance Library at 6pm on Wednesday 27th July for a talk on the life of Frances Hodgson Burnett given by Maureen Twose.
Find out about her childhood in 1850's America, and discover what inspired her to write The Secret Garden.
Have you read any biographical accounts of Burnett? What did you discover?
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