Mansfield Park in Never too Late to Read Classics

Jul 21, 2022 Dan | The Ancient Reader rated it liked it

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See my review of The Complete Novel of Jane Austen. ...more

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May 06, 2019 Karen rated it really liked it

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For years I kept away from Austen because I had trouble liking her book Emma. I decided to try her shorter works: Persuasion and Northanger Abbey, which I enjoyed, maybe not as much as Sense and Sensibility (my personal favorite, even over P&P), but a very good read. I decided to try one more Austen: this book. Although it I had a bit of trouble getting into it, in the end, I am glad I read it. Maybe I should try Emma again. ...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Diana rated it it was amazing

This beautifully written novel is a celebration of morality, goodness, manners and courtesy. I yearn for a time when language and manners were an art form. In modern times, the novel has been reduced to vulgarity which is merely a reflection of our society.
I was quite frankly transported in mind and spirit to a sacred place.

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Mar 01, 2017 Linda rated it liked it

On one hand, it's Jane Austen, on the other hand it's heroine irritates me throughout the book. If this were the first Austen novel I'd read, there would never have been a second one.

A positive note on the book is that the cat which is much disliked at Hogwarts is identically named with a character in this book. ...more

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