{"product_id":"book-dg6v","title":"Mansfield Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Penguin Classic is performed by Pippa Bennett- Warner. Pippa has recently starred in the BBC Drama \u003ci\u003eMotherFatherSon\u003c\/i\u003e alongside Richard Gere and has featured in \u003ci\u003eHarlots\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSick Note\u003c\/i\u003e. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Kathryn Sutherland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank, and with her cousin Edmund Bertram as her sole ally. When her uncle Sir Thomas Birtram travels to Antigua, siblings Mary and Henry Crawford arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. As her female cousins vie for Henry's attention, and even Edmund falls for Mary's dazzling charms, only Fanny remains doubtful about the Crawfords' influence and finds herself more isolated than ever. \u003ci\u003eMansfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Park\u003c\/i\u003e is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers. Austen began writing at a young age, embarking on what is possibly her best-known work, \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, at the age of 22. She was the author of \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Pride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Mansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most perfect artist among women, the writer whose books are immortal'\u003cbr\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These modern editions are to be strongly recommended for their scrupulous texts, informative notes and helpful introductions'\u003cbr\u003eBrian Southam, The Jane Austen Society\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49375682232624,"sku":"BDdg6v","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/325055-dg6v-Square.jpg?v=1734855337","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dg6v","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}