The First Chapters of The Secret Garden

After having read a few of the chapters from The Secret Garden, I must say, I am thoroughly impressed. I thought it would be slow and boring, or at least more than it is. Although the book is easy to read and understand, the lanugauge is still eloquent. Frances Hodgson Burnett does a wonderful job of using sytanx to create the story and plot line. It is a children's book, but it can be read like an adult's book because of the langauge. Another thing that struck me as interesting was the character development at such an early stage in the book. Only about 15 chapters in, Mary and the other characters have begun to change and show differences from the beginning of the book. So far, The Secret Garden has been a joy to read and I can't wait to finish it. I wonder if it will turn out the same way as the movies!