Mansfield Park — Jane Austen
First published 1814. Penguin paperback, 1982, pp 464 (pp 417 main text), c.178,000 words (main text). This is the greatest novel ever written, or at least one of the very highest peaks. In it, Austen shows her absolute command of character and choreography; her rich, subtle and sophisticated prose cuts through to the human soul, […]
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