The Secret Garden Characters
Every major character in The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with a portrait, who they are and the chapters they appear in.
Mary LennoxProtagonist · 27 chaptersA spoiled, lonely English girl from India who discovers a secret garden and grows kinder, healthier, and courageous.
Dickon SowerbyMajor character · 23 chaptersA moor-born boy who charms animals, teaches Mary practical gardening, and helps heal Colin through fresh air and companionship.
Mrs. MedlockMajor character · 21 chaptersThe no-nonsense housekeeper of Misselthwaite Manor who enforces rules and manages the household while guarding the master’s wishes.
Martha SowerbyMajor character · 20 chaptersA frank, practical Yorkshire housemaid who teaches Mary to care for herself and connects her to the Sowerby family and the moor.
The RobinMinor character · 20 chaptersA bold, friendly robin who draws Mary into the outdoors and leads her to the buried key and the locked garden.
Ben WeatherstaffMajor character · 19 chaptersThe manor’s gruff, sharp‑eyed old gardener whose blunt manners hide a loyal, practical heart and knowledge of the secret garden.
Colin CravenMajor character · 15 chaptersA sickly, lonely boy kept hidden at Misselthwaite Manor who finds hope and strength through a secret garden and friends.
Archibald CravenMajor character · 11 chaptersReclusive master of Misselthwaite Manor, husband of the late Lilias Craven and Colin's distant father, haunted by grief.
Lilias CravenMinor character · 9 chaptersArchibald Craven’s deceased wife whose love of the walled garden persists in memory and shapes events at Misselthwaite Manor.
Susan SowerbyMajor character · 9 chaptersDickon and Martha’s practical, warm Yorkshire mother whose steady kindness and common-sense advice helps heal the children.
Dr. CravenMajor character · 8 chaptersThe family physician and relative who enforces caution at Misselthwaite and watches over Colin’s frail health.- AAyahMinor character · 4 chaptersMary Lennox's Ayah in India who cares for the child until she dies of cholera, leaving Mary orphaned and alone.
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