Mansfield Park (version 2)


Read by Karen Savage

(4.8 stars; 2061 reviews)

Miss Frances, the youngest Ward sister, "married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant of marines, without education, fortune, or connexions, did it very thoroughly. She could hardly have made a more untoward choice." Some years later, pregnant with her ninth child, Mrs. Price appeals to her family, namely to her eldest sister and her husband, Sir Thomas Bertram, for help with her over-large family. Sir Thomas provides assistance in helping his nephews into lines of work suitable to their education, and takes his eldest niece, Fanny Price, then ten years old, into his home to raise with his own children. It is Fanny's story we follow in Mansfield Park. (Summary by Karen Savage with text from Mansfield Park) (14 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Chapter 01 16:24 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 02 19:35 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 03 19:03 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 04 18:44 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 05 14:57 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 06 19:49 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 07 21:44 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 08 14:46 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 09 24:13 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 10 17:05 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 11 13:26 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 12 11:53 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 13 16:59 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 14 14:51 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 15 20:57 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 16 13:48 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 17 10:53 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 18 17:19 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 19 23:05 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 20 16:30 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 21 16:49 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 22 22:04 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 23 21:20 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 24 17:15 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 25 25:07 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 26 16:41 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 27 21:03 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 28 17:57 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 29 16:10 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 30 12:55 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 31 19:36 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 32 27:23 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 33 16:04 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 34 21:37 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 35 20:23 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 36 19:33 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 37 17:09 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 38 25:01 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 39 9:33 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 40 12:47 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 41 15:50 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 42 11:38 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 43 10:06 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 44 18:20 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 45 16:20 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 46 20:44 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 47 25:01 Read by Karen Savage
Chapter 48 26:33 Read by Karen Savage

Reviews

Enjoyable


(5 stars)

I definitely enjoyed listening to Mansfield Park. It has some Cinderella qualities, and Jane Austen effectively makes you love Fanny because so few people do. However, this is the third Austen book I’ve read and I’ve begun to notice repeating themes, such as unwanted suitor, scandal, and marriage. I was very disappointed that Fanny’s family wasn’t considerate of and kind to her after not seeing her for almost ten years! Also it was rather difficult for me to believe that a clever, principled young man like Edmund could so easily be enchanted by Miss Crawford. And I would’ve liked more time to develop the relationship between Fanny and Edmund. It felt like and afterthought, jammed into the last chapter. All in all, though, I really liked the book and Karen Savage is the epitome of volunteer narrating. Keep in mind that to understand this book, you have to remember historical context, because the book deals more with rank and money than any other Austen I’ve read. But I would and will read/listen to it again!

Great Reader


(5 stars)

I love listening to Karen Savage and Jane Austen novels and hope there would be more :) Mansfield Park is a bit less popular but especially after listening/reading multiple times and reflection it gains affection, just as Fanny does ;)

Narrator gets all the 5 stars ✨


(5 stars)

4.5 stars for the quality of the audiobook and the narrator's skilled presentation. As usual, Karen Savage does not disappoint. Honestly, every time I listen to her performance I can't believe LibriVox is free. As for the text itself… I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I don't find the plot to be anything special but at the same time I'm amazed that Austen managed to write this story in such a way that caught then sustained my interest. Her words combined with Karen Savage's narration transported me, and for five days I lived in Mansfield Park inside Fanny Price's head.

I came here to hate on the ending


(4 stars)

I sometimes doubted that I was listening to an Austen's novel, because the heroine is so flawlessly pure in every thought and action and the style doesn't have much of the satirical humor we're used to - actually, how Fanny was treated as a child took me to Jane Eyre. Still, this was a great story and very hard to put down. The only thing that bugged me was ** spoiler alert ****** not even that they were cousins, raised like siblings, and that he pretty much molded her mind to his ideas since she was a child - which is... weird - but that Edmund didn't deserve Fanny. There were too many scenes where he neglected, embarrassed her or let other people treat her badly. I didn't wish Mary on him, but Fanny deserved better. I thought that the heroine was so perfect because the hero - Henry - had plenty of flaws to overcome in order to raise to her level. I much rather Henry, in the direction he was changing when trying to deserve her, than Edmund as he was. Fight me on this. Karen's reading was perfect, as always.

Wonderful voice artist


(4 stars)

For me, this is the harvest of Austen's novels to get my head around, as it's the one furthest away from 21st century perspectives. But that's OK - the novel wasn't written for the 21st century. However, the reader, Karen Savage, is unbelievably gifted in clarity and personification of the many characters. So, it becomes easier to immerse oneself in the world of the novel. An excellent reading of a tricky novel.

Ms. Savage is amazing


(5 stars)

Karen Savage voices all of Jane Austin’s characters impeccably. I listened to her rendition a few years after having read the book, which I had really enjoyed for its Victorian sensibilities and Jane Austen’s powerful pen. The Austen-Savage team makes this delightful story shine.

excellent reading!


(5 stars)

I've listened to this a dozen times at least and am very grateful to the reader for sharing her time and talent.

absolutely excellent reading


(5 stars)

Fantastic reading. This is probably the fifth time I've listened to Karen Savage read this great book.