MANSFIELD PARK
 
Mansfield Park, considered to be Jane Austen's most ambitious novel, was first published in July 1814. The novel not only reflects Austen's superb narrative craftsmanship, but also her brilliant sensitivity to the human concerns of love,virtue and family.
When shy,timid,ten-year-old Fanny Price is plucked from her large, lively and somewhat impoverished family in Portsmouth to live with wealthy relatives in Mansfield Park her life is changed for ever. Immediately forming a strong fascination for her cousin, Edmund Bertram, she develops into a sophisticated and mature young woman, whose love for him remains undimmed despite the distraction brought into their lives by the charming but morally bankrupt Crawford's. With its suggestion of adultery and written with all the wit and style of the mature Jane Austen, this is the work of an increasingly experienced writer at the peak of her powers.
 
About the Author
Jane Austen was born in Steventon rectory on 16th December 1775. Her family later moved to Bath and then to Chawton in Hampshire. She wrote from a young age and Pride and Prejudice was begun when she was twenty-two years old. It was originally called First Impressions. It was initially rejected by the published she submitted it too and eventually published in 1813 after much revision.
 
Product details
Publisher : Maple Press; 1ST edition (1 September 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 504 pages
ISBN-10 : 9350330210
ISBN-13 : 978-9350330210
Reading age : 9 - 11 years
Item Weight : 460 g
Dimensions : 13.97 x 2.59 x 21.59 cm