Mansfield Park

While Mansfield Park might be one of the lesser read and appreciated Austen novels, this recording gives it new life. Austenites and others may find themselves drawn to shy, level-headed Fanny Price. As the eldest daughter of many in a poor household, she was whisked away at age ten to live at her rich aunt's house as a ward. Always made to feel inferior, Fanny passes the time being timid and meek but always ready to lend a hand. The four cousins she lives with pay her no mind, save Edmund, who takes her under his wing. In her 18th year, she is introduced to her cousin's friends and is reluctantly allowed to be a part of their society, which definitely tries her patience and fortitude as they get up to no good. Can she keep her moral bearing and good spirits? This edition is narrated beautifully by the talented Anna Bentinck, who brings Georgian society to life with her accent.