The Annotated Mansfield Park

Author(s): David M. (EDT) Jane; Shapard Austen

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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: â Explanations of historical contextâ Citations from Austen's life, letters, and other writingsâ Definitions and clarificationsâ Literary comments and analysisâ Maps of places in the novelâ An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of eventsâ 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.

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Jane Austen (1775-1817) was born in Hampshire, England, where she spent most of her life. Though she received little recognition in her lifetime, she came to be regarded as one of the great masters of the English novel. David M. Shapard is the author of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, The Annotated Persuasion, The Annotated Sense and Sensibility, The Annotated Emma, The Annotated Northanger Abbey, and The Annotated Mansfield Park. He graduated with a Ph.D. in European History from the University of California at Berkeley; his specialty was the eighteenth century. Since then he has taught at several colleges, and lives in upstate New York.

General Fields

  • : 9780307390790
  • : Alfred A. Knopf
  • : Alfred A. Knopf
  • : 1.88
  • : March 2017
  • : 2.25000mm X 5.50000mm X 8.50000mm
  • : United States
  • : August 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : David M. (EDT) Jane; Shapard Austen
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback
  • : annotated edition
  • : annotated edition
  • : English
  • : English
  • : 823/.7
  • : 823/.7
  • : General Adult
  • : General Adult
  • : 2016030298
  • : 2016030298
  • : 932
  • : 932
  • : Diagrams Throughout
  • : Diagrams Throughout