Mansfield Park: Introduction by Peter ConradAt the center of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park is Fanny Price, the classic “poor cousin” who has been brought to live with the rich Sir Thomas Bertram and his wife as an act of charity. Over time, Fanny comes to demonstrate forcibly those virtues Austen most admired: modesty, firm principles, and a loving heart. As Fanny watches her cousins Maria and Julia cast aside their scruples in dangerous flirtations (and worse), and as she herself resolutely resists the advantages of marriage to the fascinating but morally unsteady Henry Crawford, her seeming austerity grows in appeal and makes clear why she was Austen’s own favorite among her heroines. |
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Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 12 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Section 4 | 34 |
Section 5 | 53 |
Section 6 | 77 |
Section 7 | 117 |
Section 8 | 124 |
Section 19 | 366 |
Section 20 | 376 |
Section 21 | 411 |
Section 22 | 420 |
Section 23 | 427 |
Section 24 | 450 |
Section 25 | 461 |
Section 26 | 474 |
Section 9 | 141 |
Section 10 | 153 |
Section 11 | 179 |
Section 12 | 200 |
Section 13 | 209 |
Section 14 | 243 |
Section 15 | 267 |
Section 16 | 319 |
Section 17 | 343 |
Section 18 | 355 |
Section 27 | 488 |
Section 28 | 489 |
Section 29 | 491 |
Section 30 | 492 |
Section 31 | 493 |
Section 32 | 494 |
Section 33 | 495 |
Section 34 | 496 |