This has been called Jane Austen's finest work but it is probably
the least popular, due to the unsympathetic nature of her heroine,
Fanny Price, who, it cannot be denied, is a smug little Goody
Two-Shoes. This is the novel in which nasty Aunt Norris commits
outrage after outrage and finally gets her come-uppance. But it
also contains the incomparable Lady Bertram, idlest woman in
fiction, and, in fat ill-tempered Pug, Jane Austen's only dog.
Review by Ruth Rendell, whose crime novels include 'The Bridesmaid'
(Kirkus UK)
‘We have all been more or less to blame … everyone of us, excepting Fanny’
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. During her uncle’s absence in Antigua, Mary Crawford and her brother Henry arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing with them London glamour 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 their 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.
This edition is based, for the first time since its original publication, on the first edition of 1814. It includes a new chronology, additional suggestions for further reading and the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner.
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