Mansfield Park

Resumen del libro

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 psychological insight and sparkling wit, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and split loyalties. This gorgeous edition of Mansfield Park is delightfully illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and includes an afterword by historian and author Nigel Cliff.

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Biografía del autor

Jane Austen (1775-1817) nació en Hampshire, Reino Unido. Considerada hoy la primera gran novelista de la literatura inglesa, obtuvo cierto reconocimiento en vida, aunque no alcanzó el estatus canónico que posee actualmente hasta mucho después de su muerte. Llevó una vida tranquila, rodeada del cariño de su familia. La ironía sutil de su prosa y la profundidad de sus personajes han convertido su obra en un referente imprescindible de la literatura universal.