A dazzling pocket-sized special anniversary edition bound in real cloth with foiling sprayed
edges and a ribbon marker to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. Part of a
collectable series inspired by Jane Austen's life and work. With psychological insight and
sparkling wit Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and
split loyalties in Mansfield Park. Aged ten Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthier
relations the Bertrams at Mansfield Park. However life there is not as she imagined. Treated
with disdain by three of her cousins she finds her only comfort in the kindness of the fourth
Edmund. As they grow their friendship develops into romantic love - until the arrival of Henry
Crawford and his charming sister Mary causes an emotional upheaval that no one in the family
expects. With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and bonus material about
the design.
