Mansfield Park (Signet Classics)

Jane Austen, Charles Dickens (26 items)
list by Winnie

Book List 2007 (23 items)
list by tudorgirl

This Cinderella-like tale by Jane Austen is very probably her least accessible novel, because the heroine(Fanny) is not witty or pertinacious, and if anything comes off a bit like a disapproving schoolmarm. However, Fanny provides an excellent contrast to the rich, spoiled, and morally rudderless relatives she lives with. She may not be a social butterfly, but she's got a good solid foundation of ... read more