Mansfield Park
Published in 1814, Mansfield Park is a historical romance and Regency romance novel by Jane Austen. The story is set in England and Inglaterra, in the 19th century. It features Fanny Price, Edmund and Jane Austen (1775-1817). It deals with adoptees, poor families, uncles and cousins.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 75 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 1,108 editions across 8 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 8,580 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 443 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 16 h 03 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Mansfield Park
Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich relations to be brought up with her cousins. There she is treated as an inferior by all except her cousin Edmund, whose kindness towards her earns him her steadfast love. Fanny is quiet and obedient and does not come into her own until her elder cousins leave the estate following a scandalous play put on in their father's absence. Fanny's loyalty and love is tested by the beautiful Crawford siblings. But their essentially weak natures and morals show them for what they really are, and allow Fanny to gain the one thing she truly desires.
Free audiobook
Mansfield Park — LibriVox recording, 16 h 03 min in 48 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Mansfield Park?
Mansfield Park was written by Jane Austen and first published in 1814.
What genre is Mansfield Park?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Regency Romance and Classic Love Stories.
How long is Mansfield Park?
The median edition has 443 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Mansfield Park free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Mansfield Park?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 16 h 03 min.
What books are similar to Mansfield Park?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Toll-Gate, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jane Eyre.
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