The Annotated Mansfield Park

The Annotated Mansfield Park - Paperback

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The Annotated Mansfield Park

The Annotated Mansfield Park - Paperback

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Book Overview

From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park that makes her story of an impoverished girl living with her wealthy relatives an even more satisfying read.

Here is the complete text of Austen's own favorite novel with more than 2,300 annotations on facing pages, including:

● Explanations of historical context
● Citations from Austen's life, letters, and other writings
● Definitions and clarifications
● Literary comments and analysis
● Maps of places in the novel
● An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events
● More than 225 informative illustrations

Filled with fascinating details about the characters' clothes, houses, and carriages, as well as background information on such relevant issues as career paths in the British navy, contemporary attitudes toward slavery, and the legal and social consequences of adultery, David M. Shapard's Annotated Mansfield Park brings Austen's world into richer focus.
ISBN9780307390790
Author Jane Austen
PublisherAnchor Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages928
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jane Austen

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers. She is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey.

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