Mansfield Park

Fanny Price is only ten years old when she is sent from her impoverished home in Portsmouth to live with her wealthy cousins at Mansfield Park. Shy, homesick, and treated as an inferior by most of the family, she finds a single ally in her cousin Edmund. As she grows up, she becomes quietly indispensable to the household, but she remains an outsider looking in.

When the charming and sophisticated Henry and Mary Crawford arrive in the neighborhood, they bring excitement, flirtation, and moral danger. Their presence tests the principles of everyone at Mansfield Park, especially Fanny, who must navigate the pressures of family, fortune, and love. A proposed marriage, a scandalous elopement, and a long visit to her birth family force Fanny to decide where she truly belongs.

Mansfield Park is Jane Austen's most serious and searching novel, a story about integrity, social class, and the cost of doing what is right. Readers who love Austen's wit will find it here, but they will also find a deeper, more contemplative examination of human character. It is ideal for students, book clubs, and anyone who enjoys classic English fiction.

This edition contains the complete text of Mansfield Park, first published in 1814. It also includes a new introduction, a character guide, a summary of the plot, a list of themes, a glossary of period terms, and questions for discussion. These materials are designed to help you understand the novel's world and enjoy its many rewards.