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[Jennifer]

I've read Mansfield Park a couple of times now, once for pleasure and now, a few years later, for the purpose of historical analysis. As part of a history unit at uni we're using Mansfield Park as a text to understand the lives and lifestyles of 19th century Britain's landed elite. I loved the book (despite being frustrated at the goody-two-shoes natures of Fanny & Edmund) both for its ability to draw a reader into the lives of the characters and also because it reveals so much that is of interest about the time period it was written in. It's worth reading Mansfield Park at least a couple of times to glean as much as possible - Austen's writing can be taken on so many levels and because of her often subtle use of humour it's possible to re-read her work many times without becoming bored.