Mansfield Park / Jane Austen ; edited by James Kinsley ; with an introduction and notes by Jane Stabler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

Contributor:

Kinsley, James.

Stabler, Jane.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Social life and customs--Fiction.

England.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xlix, 418 pages ; 20 cm.

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

At the age of ten, Fanny Price leaves the poverty of her Portsmouth home to be brought up among the family of her wealthy uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, in the chilly grandeur of Mansfield Park. There she accepts her lowly status, and gradually falls in love with her cousin Edmund. When the dazzling and sophisticated Henry and Mary Crawford arrive, Fanny watches as her cousins become embroiled in rivalry and sexual jealousy. She struggles to retain her independence in the face of the Crawfords' dangerous attractions, and when Henry turns his attentions to her, the drama really begins... This new edition does full justice to Austen's complex and subtle story, placing it in its Regency context and elucidating the theatrical background that pervades the novel.

Contents:

Appendix A Lovers' Vows 373

Appendix B Rank and Social Status 377

Appendix C Dancing 382

Appendix D Austen and the Navy 386.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

019280264X

OCLC:

52457891