Mansfield Park (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Austen
- First Published: 1814
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Fiction of manners, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Justice, Maturation or coming of age, Values, Family or family life, Class conflict, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Marriage, Religion, Manners or customs, Social life, England or English people, Punishment, Adoption or adopted children, Ethics, Sick persons, Wealth
- Locales: Portsmouth, England, Northamptonshire, England
Places Discussed
Mansfield Park. Estate of Sir Thomas Bertram; an elegant, well-maintained English country house set amid formal shrubberies and bridle paths. Although Lady Bertram is congenitally idle, the estate’s servants keep the large house running smoothly. Fanny Price, a young niece and poor relation, is quartered in a “little white attic near the old nurseries.” Across the park is the Mansfield parsonage, the home of Mrs. Norris, Lady Bertram’s overbearing sister, whose husband is the rector.
While Sir Thomas is in residence, the estate is a model of...
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