Mansfield Park

Review "A reading and production as intelligent as this can actually add something to the printed page, even with Jane Austen, and I believe this happens with this set." -- Gramophone"Cover to Cover's unabridged readings of classic novels are in a class of their own." -- Sunday Telegraph"These Cover to Cover tapes offer up a delectable feast for fans of the spoken word. We're talking class act here - from the elegant covers to the accomplished readers." -- Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY, December 3, 1998 Product Description Fanny's arrival at her wealthy relatives' estate creates a conflict of class and virtue. About the Author Jane Austen (1775-1817) is the author of many beloved novels, including: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey. From AudioFile Jane Austen's classic social comedy concerns the coming of age of young Fanny Price, who grows up at Mansfield Park among a large family circle. Maureen O'Brien turns in a graceful, exemplary reading. Her greatest accomplishment may be the softness and subtlety she brings to the narration, traits that sharpen Austen's satire. O'Brien's rich characterizations also attest to her intelligent understanding of the book. She resists the trap of overdrawing the innocent Fanny and the scolding Mrs. Norris, whom a lesser reader would have made into the caricature of a busybody. Instead, O'Brien makes her a family nuisance who seems never less than human. G.H. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine