Mansfield Park (dramatic reading)

Written by Jane Austen

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Mansfield Park is Jane Austen's 1814 novel focusing on Fanny Price, the daughter of a poor Portsmouth family, who is taken to live with her aunt and uncle Bertram's family on their estate at the age of ten. Surrounded by her wealthy and privileged cousins, and continually reminded of her lower status by her bullying Aunt Norris, Fanny grows up timid and shy, but with a strong sense of ethics, partly instilled by her kindly cousin Edmund. Fanny's gratitude and friendship for Edmund gradually grow into love, but the introduction of Mary and Henry Crawford, a captivating sister and brother, into the neighborhood of Mansfield Park, confuses and complicates the affections of the Bertram household. In this recording, LibriVox volunteers lend their voices to the colorful cast of characters in Austen's classic novel. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Cast:
Narrator/Mary Crawford: Elizabeth Klett
Mrs. Norris: Beth Thomas
Lady Bertram: hazelra
Sir Thomas Bertram: Bruce Pirie
Edmund Bertram: mb
Fanny Price: Arielle Lipshaw
Julia Bertram: Elizabeth Barr
Maria Bertram: Tina Danh
Mrs. Grant: Malane
Henry Crawford: Peter Bishop
Tom Bertram: Marty Kris
Mr. Rushworth: Algy Pug
Dr. Grant: Ernst Pattynama
Coachman/Baddeley/Mr. Price/Sam: Marty Kris
Mrs. Rushworth: Philippa
John Yates: Max Korlinge
William Price: Brett W. Downey
Rebecca: Diana Majlinger
Mrs. Price: Janet248
Susan Price: Susanna

Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Jane Austen

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels—Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion—which observe and critique the British gentry of the late eighteenth century. Her mastery of wit, irony, and social commentary made her a beloved and acclaimed author in her lifetime, a distinction she still enjoys today around the world.