"Many critics regard Mansfield Park as Austen's supreme achievement. Serious, even earnest, it shows that integrity is essential for individual and nation-- but it comes at a cost. Comedy derives from the self-deception of good and flawed characters"--
"Many critics regard Mansfield Park as Austen's supreme achievement. Serious, even earnest, it shows that integrity is essential for individual and nation-- but it comes at a cost. Comedy derives from the self-deception of good and flawed characters"--