Review<br/><br/>"Full of the energies of discord -- sibling rivalry, greed, ambition, illicit sexual passion, and vanity." --Margaret Drabble<br/><br/>"Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire." --J.K. Rowling<br/><br/>"Austen looks at her world with a cool, undressing gaze... she is a formidable opponent of hypocrisy and sentimentality." --Observer<br/><br/>Product Description<br/><br/>While Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park contains all the elements for which she has become beloved – namely her biting wit at the expense of early 19th century societal mores – this novel, which was written squarely in the middle of her career and shows her continued maturation, is nonetheless her most dark and, at times, challenging. Yet while its moralizing heroine, Fanny Price, the poor girl come to live among her wealthy relatives, lacks some of the charisma of an Elizabeth Bennet or an Emma Woodhouse, a close reading of the novel reveals an admirable strength of character within Mansfield’s oppressive patriarchy.<br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/>Jane Austen's (1775–1817) smart and sharply satirical novels have an influence that shows no sign of waning, with continual adaptations and echoes in contemporary culture, and an ever enthusiastic audience.