A Year of Reading Jane Austen: Mansfield Park
presented by the Westport Library in partnership with the Jane Austen Society North America, CT Region.
A Year of Reading Jane Austen:
Discuss Mansfield Park
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Taken from the poverty of her parents' home, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with only her cousin Edmund as an ally. When Fanny's uncle is absent in Antigua, Mary Crawford and her brother Henry arrive in the neighborhood, bringing with them London glamor and a reckless taste for flirtation. As her female cousins vie for Henry's attention, and even Edmund falls for Mary's dazzling charms, only Fanny remains doubtful about the Crawfords' influence and finds herself more isolated than ever. A subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, Mansfield Park is one of Jane Austen's most profound works.
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We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
