Publisher's Synopsis
Master Simon's Garden by Cornelia Meigs edited with all original illustrations. Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884-1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature. She won the Newbery Medal Medal for her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcott, titled Invincible Louisa. This book carries a striking theme. In the little Puritan New England settlement called Hopewell, where everything is done for utility and thrift, Master Simon develops his beautiful garden - a riot of colorful flowers and sweet herbs. An expression of his philosophy of tolerance and love in complete contrast to the intolerance and suspicion of some of his neighbors. It tells of his courage, his love of freedom, and the trials which beset him when his fellow Puritans disapprove of him.
