Mansfield Park

Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Original en 159610 words First published 1814 United Kingdom

Jane Austen's 1814 novel, her most serious — and, she joked, her least fashionable. Poor cousin Fanny Price, sent at ten years old to live with her wealthy relations at Mansfield Park, grows up as the invisible moral centre of the household. When the glittering Henry and Mary Crawford arrive from London with their modern charms and modern laxity, the estate itself seems to be put to the test. A quieter, darker Austen than Pride and Prejudice: about constancy, conscience, and the price of doing right when no one is watching.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

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