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Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park, first published in 1814, tells the story of young Fanny Price, who is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, at the age of ten. As she grows up, she develops deep feelings for her cousin Edmund Bertram, the only person... Read Full Overview

When ten-year-old Fanny Price is plucked from squalor to be raised in comfort at elegant Mansfield Park, home of her well-off relatives, the Bertrams, only her teenage cousin Edmund notices her homesickness and distress. He comforts her, instructs her, and helps her to become... Read Full Overview

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. A subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, Mansfield Park is one of Jane... Read Full Overview

When Fanny Price comes to live with her well-to-do cousins at Mansfield Park, the modest, retiring ten-year-old is treated condescendingly by members of the Bartram family. A poor relation, dependent on the goodwill of her aristocratic relatives, the sweet, sensitive, and frequently... Read Full Overview

Supporting materials include an introduction, annotations, and a map.

"Contexts" includes contemporary materials on the slave trade, religion, conduct literature for women, and landscape design that illuminate this dark and often disturbing novel. Elizabeth Inchbald's... Read Full Overview

Sent to live with her rich cousins, the Bertrams, at the age of ten, Fanny Price is acutely aware of her humble rank. As she grows up, she falls in love with her cousin, Edmund Bertram, her only ally and friend. But when the Crawfords move into the neighborhood, bringing the... Read Full Overview

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'I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.'

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Jane Austen's third published novel, Mansfield Park , is an immensely popular yet critically overlooked book which was originally published in 1814. The novel follows the story of Fanny Price, a young woman who is sent by her overburdened family to live with her wealthy aunt... Read Full Overview

Mansfield Park is the novel that featured Jane Austen's own favorite among her heroines -- the modest, unassuming, but quietly determined Fanny Price.