Fanny Price is taken to live at Mansfield Park the home of her wealthy uncle. She gradually
falls in love with her cousin Edmund but when the dazzling and sophisticated Crawfords arrive
and amateur theatricals unleash rivalry and sexual jealousy Fanny has to fight to retain her
independence. This new edition places Mansfield Park in its Regency context and elucidates the
theatrical background that pervades the novel.
