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Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results. The diffident and much put-upon heroine Fanny Price has to struggle to cope with the results, re-examining her own feelings while enduring the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Fanny Price: The leading lady of the novel. A shy and meek girl with very high sensibility
- Edmund Bertram: The hero of the novel. Fanny's cousin, loving but sometimes doesn't see through people's conniving ways. He is the clergyman in making.
- Thomas Bertram: The eldest Bertram, an impulsive and foolish man who spends beyond his means though his parents hope he'll eventually mature.
- William Price: Fanny's eldest brother.closest to her than the rest of her family. He is strong and hardworking, with much experience despite his young age. serves for the navy.
- Henry Crawford: Brother to Mary Crawford, a relentless flirt who gains the attentions of both Maria and Julia
- Mary Crawford: Sister to Henry Crawford, a vain and improper woman who attempts to have Edmund fall in love with her.
- Sir Thomas Bertram: Father to the Bertram children, is very cold and distant and is not thought of affectionately by his children.
- Susan Price: Fanny's younger sister. Aspires to be as ladylike as possible but is held back by her family's situation.
- Lady Bertram: Mother to the four Bertram children, believes herself constantly ill and shows more affection for her dog than for most people.
- Maria Bertram: The elder of the Bertram girls, is engaged to Mr. Rushworth though she harbors feelings for Henry Crawford.
- Julia Bertram: The youngest Bertram, takes a fancy to Henry Crawford
- Betsey Price: Fanny's youngest sister. favored by her mother more than her sisters to the point of becoming spoiled.
- Rebecca: Maid servant at Fanny's parents house in Portsmouth
- Mrs. Fraser: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Norris: Aunt to Fanny and the Bertram children. A thrifty widow who is self-centered and ambivalent towards Fanny's comfort.
- Mr. Rushworth: Engaged to Maria Bertram, is wealthy but not very intelligent.
- Mrs. Rushworth: Mr. Rushworth's mother
- Mrs. Price: Fanny's mother. partial to her boys and to her youngest daughter Betsy.
- Mr. Price: Fanny's father. distant and uncaring father.
- John Price: fanny's brother
- Richard Price: fanny's brother
- Sam Price: fanny's brother
- Tom Price: Fanny's brother
- Charles Price: Fanny's brother
- Mary Price: Younger sister of Fanny, deceased
- Mr. Yates: Friend of Tom Bertram, a younger brother in his family. spoiled and tries to win the heart of Julia Bertram
- Mr. Grant: Husband to Mrs. Grant and the curate at Mansfield Park, is very picky with his food and habits
- Mrs. Grant: Half sister to Henry and Mary Crawford, wife of Dr. Grant
- Charles Maddox: A neighbor of the Bertrams, was going to be asked to act in the play until Edmund stepped in
Quotes edit
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“"But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them."”
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“To me, the sound of Mr. Bertram is so cold and nothing-meaning, so entirely without warmth or character! It just stands for a gentleman, and that's all. But there is nobleness in the name of Edmund. It is a name of heroism and renown; of kings, princes, and knights; and seems to breathe the spirit of chivalry and warm affections.”
Fanny Price -
“The nonsense and folly of people's stepping out of their rank and trying to appear above themselves makes me think it right to give you a hint, Fanny, now that you are going into company without any of us; and I do beseech and entreat you not to be putting yourself forward, and talking and giving your opinion as if you were one of your cousins - as if you were dear Mrs. Rushworth or Julia. That will never do, believe me. Remember, wherever you are, you must be the lowest and last.”
Mrs. Norris -
“...And she was willing to hope, secondly, that her uncle's displeasure was abating and would abate further as he considered the matter with more impartiality, and felt, as a good man must feel, how wretched and how unpardonable, how hopeless and how wicked, it was to marry without affection.”
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“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.”
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as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation.'
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it is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest themselves.'
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Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Portsmouth: The place where Prices live
- Norfolk
- Parsonage: Norris' abode which turned into Grants abode later
- Northamptonshire
- Park
- Antigua: Mr. Thomas Bertram goes to Antigua on buisness
- Brighton: The location of Maria and Mr. Rushworth's honeymoon
- Ecclesford
- Spithead
- Wimpole Street: Rushworth's abode
- White House
- Mansfield: Bertram's abode
- Thornton's Lacey: Edmund's abode after he becomes a clergyman
First Sentence edit
About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of a handsome house and large income.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 937 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Emma, and followed by Pride and Prejudice.
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
This book is in Wordsworth Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Barnes & Noble Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Egerton, Whitehall
Country: England
Publication Date: July 1814
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 424
Publisher: Thomas Egerton, Whitehall
Country: England
Publication Date: July 1814
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 424
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ3.A93 M25 PR4034.M3
- Dewey: 823.7
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen: Link to the book in fulltext provied by Project Gutenberg.
Movie Connections edit
- Mansfield Park (1999) (IMDb): Directed by Patricia Rozema. Staring Frances O'Connor and Jonny Lee Miller
- Mansfield Park (2007) (TV) (IMDb): Staring Billie Piper and Blake Ritson
- Mansfield Park (1983) (TV) (IMDb): TV Mini-series of six episodes. Staring Sylvestra Le Touzel and Nicholas Farrell
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