Mansfield Park by Jane Austen is a story from the 1800s about Fanny Price, a young girl who goes to live with her rich relatives, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park; the story explores important topics like social class, doing what's right, and how complicated people can be as Fanny tries to find her place in her new world. We learn that she moves from being poor to living with the Bertrams, but Fanny is quiet and has a hard time fitting in with her cousins, who judge her because of where she comes from and how she was raised. These beginning chapters show us who Fanny is and how she relates to the Bertrams, especially Edmund Bertram, who is kind to her when others aren't; getting used to a new class, the book sets up the social problems and moral questions that keep the story moving forward.
Mansfield Park
By Jane Austen
A poor girl must navigate the complex world of her wealthy relatives, facing challenges to her morality and finding unexpected connections in a society obsessed with class.
Summary
About the AuthorJane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars.
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of Jane Austen A Linked Index of all PG Editions of Jane Austen
By Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne
By Anthony Trollope
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
Scarlet and Hyssop: A Novel
By E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
Lady William
By Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Sense and Sensibility
By Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey
By Jane Austen
Emma
By Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of Jane Austen A Linked Index of all PG Editions of Jane Austen
By Jane Austen
The Watsons: By Jane Austen, Concluded by L. Oulton
By Jane Austen
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
For the Cause
By Stanley John Weyman
Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831
By Anthony Norris Groves
The Innocent Adventuress
By Mary Hastings Bradley
The Trail Book
By Mary Austin
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2) With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.
By Alice Bertha Gomme
A Daughter of Fife
By Amelia E. Barr