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Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics)

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Frankly I am puzzled by the criticisms leveled at this edition. There is another edition [also by Barnes and Noble] and it is cheaper, though the quality is very flimsy and I wonder if the other reviewers were confused with that edition?

This edition of Mansfield Park is beautifully bound, with a cloth spine, and has a lovely portrait on the cover. The text is not too small unlike some other editions, it makes for comfortable reading. The book itself is sturdy, as it is in hardback, but not unwieldy - it fits nicely into my hands. Besides the main text of Austen's novel itself, it has added features - a brief chronology of the world of Jane Austen & Mansfield Park, an introduction, the main text, as well as useful endnotes, a list of adaptations of the novel [in both film and book format],comments, as well as a list of resources for further reading [biographies and letters of Austen] and criticisms. In all, a value buy.

Mansfield Park is Austen's third,least popular,and my second favorite of her novels.It is the least popular because like most of her relatives,most readers do not understand the heroine Fanny Price.Fanny's high sense of morals,duty,honor and gentleness are uncommon in our society today.Today society doesn't have a moral code.I am very fond of Fanny and she is one of my favorite heroines.

I dislike Henry and Mary Crawford,who most other readers seem to like.Henry Crawford is the kind of man who leads you on,gets sick of you,or gets what he wants or both then skips out on you.Leaving you with a brokenheart.Henry Crawford is the best actor of all the young people(in play they almost put on in the book).It's because his whole life is that an act.He cannot be himself because he doesn't know himself.His sister Mary is not much better.She values money over character.

Henry charms Fanny's female cousins Maria and Julia.While Mary bewitches Fanny's best friend,cousin,and true love Edmund.Fanny is the only one who doesn't fall under the Crawfords charms.She sees them for who they are all charm,no substance.Fanny Price may not be as lively or witty as some of Austen's other heroines like Elizabeth and Emma but everyone is differnt.I hope when you read Mansfield Park you love Fanny Price for who she is and not who she isn't.

I love Jane Austen's stories so my problem is not with them at all - the physical book, however, was awful. The pages are that of books from a book club. The paper was coarse and had uneven edges.

The information in the book was great, including other movies and books inspired by each novel. I really like that part of it but could not get over the lack of quality in the paper and presentation.

Unless you do not mind the eyesores and absent neatness, buy a different version of this book.

First I must say that the paper quality for my edition was fine. Second that this is my third favorite novel by Jane Austen, the first two being Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. The story flowed along and the characters were interesting and held my attention.

I bought them (all the Barnes & Noble Classics) to complete my Jane Austen's collection, and honestly, didn't like the paper quality, it seems like they didn't even care for the presentation of them; it didn't look elegant, cheap to be more specific.

I got this because my wife loves all Jane Austen's books. This one arrived in great quality in like four or five days.

I have no right to review Jane Austen. I give this book 4.5 billion stars.