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Mansfield Park
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Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen.
At 10, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at
Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir
Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic
imagination and fine moral compass, she becomes
especially close to Edmund, Thomas's younger son.
Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as well as a keen
mind and comes to the attention of a neighbor, Henry
Crawford. Thomas promotes this match, but to his
displeasure, Fanny has a mind of her own, asking Henry
to prove himself worthy. As Edmund courts Henry's
sister and as light shines on the link between
Thomas's fortunes and New World slavery, Fanny must
assess Henry's character and assert her heart as well
as her wit.
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