'Mansfield Park'
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This is actually my favorite Austen novel. In her earlier writing, she continually emphasizes the need for Love, but by Mansfield Park she is more cynical about Love’s chances: “I pay very little regard,” says Mrs. Grant, “to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.”
Well said. The novel reportedly was ignored by reviewers at first, but it was a great success with the public. I think there's a moral in there somewhere.
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