tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post3665343820024327427..comments2023-10-11T23:49:42.905+11:00Comments on this delicious solitude: The Dullness of Mansfield Parkjesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17834794859513738057noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-82342670399720479872008-11-03T00:40:00.000+11:002008-11-03T00:40:00.000+11:00I may love Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice more...I may love Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice more, but Mansfield Park is the Austen novel that regularly has me down on my knees at the sheer greatness. Yes, of course Henry and Mary are much more interesting than Fanny and Edward, but the thing is, Fanny and Edward are always right - and the enticing 18th-century world of the Crawford always stays tantalizingly out of reach. And the scene in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-59334772485654332042007-03-15T23:50:00.000+11:002007-03-15T23:50:00.000+11:00Fanny is dull isn't she? I struggled with Mansfiel...Fanny is dull isn't she? I struggled with Mansfield Park when I read it because I loved Austen's other novels so much and then there was this one. I was so disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-9448572088245681532007-03-15T07:36:00.000+11:002007-03-15T07:36:00.000+11:00I think this is the Austen novel I least want to r...I think this is the Austen novel I least want to read, though I hope to get to it eventually. I saw the movie a few years ago, but it sounds like many liberties were taken with the story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-3071653600638148972007-03-12T21:08:00.000+11:002007-03-12T21:08:00.000+11:00Thanks Dorothy! Maybe I was too harsh on 'Mansfie...Thanks Dorothy! Maybe I was too harsh on 'Mansfield Park'- I think my expectations were very high.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834794859513738057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420311.post-56435439093317398542007-03-12T04:09:00.000+11:002007-03-12T04:09:00.000+11:00Well, enjoy re-reading those other Austen novels!Well, enjoy re-reading those other Austen novels!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.com