The story of the famous Anglo-American writer F. Burnett “The Secret Garden” is one of the most beloved by children all over the world. It tells about the fate of an orphaned girl, Mary Lennox, who lives in her uncle's house and feels very lonely. Trying to get used to her new surroundings, the sickly, weak girl often goes for walks near her house. One day she finds the key to a secret garden that has been lying in the ground for ten years, and the whole world opens up before her. Mary makes friends who transform with her as the garden reveals its secrets to them. The book was released on the centenary of its first publication and has all the advantages of an anniversary edition, the main one being the wonderful illustrations of the world famous artist. The famous story by the Anglo-American writer F .X. Burnett's story about the orphan girl Mary Lennox finds new life in this edition thanks to the magnificent illustrations of the Australian artist Robert Ingpen. He gained worldwide fame as the author and illustrator of more than a hundred different books. In 1986, R. Ingpen was awarded the International Prize named after H.K. Andersen for his contribution to children's literature. Recently, R. Ingpen has illustrated such works of classical literature as “Treasure Island”, “The Jungle Book”, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “Peter Pan and Wendy”, “The Wind in the Willows”, “ The Wonderful Wizard from the Land of Oz", "Around the World in Eighty Days", which were published by the Swallowtail publishing house in the original version.