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#Pemberlittens I'm already behind on 2 Chapters a Day Readalong of Mansfield Park. Today is my grocery shopping day for 3 day holiday weekend house party. I'm firing up my audiobook read by the fabulous Juliet Stevenson and listening through Chapter 12. That will take me up to Sunday. Monday when things quiet down I go back to print.🛒 🎧 📖

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TheBookHippie I‘m starting Monday with a massive catch up day 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ son had oral surgery and it‘s a bit chaotic here🙃 1d

Crinoline_Laphroaig Also the Mansfield Park selection on Litsy is sorely lacking. Need to get on my computer and add in my editions. 1d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheBookHippie no oral surgery here but still chaotic. 🤪 1d

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TheBookHippie @Crinoline_Laphroaig 🤣 1d

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Hope he is healing nicely! 1d

kspenmoll Mansfield park is one I have not read. Will try & catch up. 1d

Bookwormjillk I think I'm going to read it all in one go. I was trying to do 2 chapters a day on audio, but for whatever reason that doesn't work for me like it does in print. 1d

julieclair Good idea about the audio. I checked #Everand, and was pleased to see it was included in my subscription. I never switched to their new plan, and I‘m finding that many books I want to read are no longer available to me. (edited) 1d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair glad it was there! 22h

Crinoline_Laphroaig @kspenmoll yay! 22h

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Bookwormjillk sometimes Juliet Stevenson is too good on audiobook and cringe at particular mean thing Mrs Norris says. 22h

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Mansfield Park: (classics Hardcover) | Jane Austen

"About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park,......." #Pemberlittens I'm here! 2 birthday celebrations in 3 days and now getting ready for holiday weekend house party has me a bit discombobulated. I used this Readalong as excuse to buy to copies off Ebay.

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Deblovestoread Pretty! 3d

Andrea313 I'm reading the Cranford edition, too! Does yours also have Lady B hoping that Fanny doesn't "teize" Pug? None of my other editions write it that way...antiquated spelling or horrible typo? ? 3d

staci.reads Pretty copies! 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Andrea313 it does! I'm mean Jane Austen wasn't the best at spelling. Is it just misspelled? Like Love and Freindship? Do you correct? Or let it stand? 2d

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Mansfield Park | Austen

This show up in my Facebook Memories from 2021. I was doing Chapter A Day of W&P and
"Today also starts my #Pemberlittens Readalong......Mansfield Park is the first of Jane Austen's novels to be conceived as well as executed and published in maturity." It‘s been ages since I've read Mansfield Park. Much as Jane wrote this with older eyes, I'm looking forward to reading through older eyes. ? #musingsonmansfield

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The Annotated Mansfield Park | Jane Austen

Blogger Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs Darcy says: "Pride and Prejudice should be read in the spring; Emma in the summer. But Persuasion is for colder months."

Mansfield Park is a summer read as well. All the discussions of the heat, hahas and improving of gardens just make it perfect for the season. ?????

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Seeking Mansfield | Kate Watson

so-so

Everyone seemed to love, for me went to SoSo because of 'forgive your abusive mother to save yourself' theme. You can acknowledge that you had a horrible mother and move on to make a better life for yourself. Lots of us daughters of dysfunction have. At least this book didn't go full on 'she did the best she could' Redemption Arc. But still the guilt tripping to visit abusive mother irked me.😒
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Sorry but I get particularly cranky about this around Mother's Day. When I'm bombarded with sappy commercials and Social Media. 4y

GingerAntics @Crinoline_Laphroaig I‘m with you on that. I love my mother, yes, but there is still MASSIVE distinction there. It‘s hard not to all out roll my eyes at some of these commercials. (edited) 4y

Crinoline_Laphroaig @GingerAntics it's my yearly Mother's Day Rant. 😉 4y

GingerAntics @Crinoline_Laphroaig we all need one!!! 🤣 4y

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Seeking Mansfield | Kate Watson

Ewww. When an author name drops and it doesn't age well. 😬
#Pemberlittens @sprainedbrain
#musingsonmansfield #austenesque

sprainedbrain 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4y

CoverToCoverGirl Yikes! 🤢🤮 4y

GingerAntics Oh that‘s bad. That is REALLY bad. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 4y

Linsy Oh no 😨 4y

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Mansfield Park: (classics Hardcover) | Jane Austen

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Epiphany #Pemberlittens on not liking when originally read as a teenager. Now I have Elizabeth Bennet's Obstinate Headstrong Girl attitude, back then I was Fanny Price. Quiet, shy, & afraid. Often I compare my hypochondriac mother to Mrs Bennet. Yet so many times with reading(especially w/Juliet Stevenson audio) Mrs Norris sounded exactly like my mother. Verbal abuse & neglect of Fanny I think just hit to close to home for me back then....⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig Another reason for disliking - Fanny got her HEA but Edmund is no Mr Darcy or Henry Tilney.

Having survived and thrived despite of my childhood, I can now read through older eyes and appreciate Fanny Price. #musingsonmansfield
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Crinoline_Laphroaig I can definitely see myself reading Mansfield Park. Especially this beautiful copy I received from @Mitch for #AVeryAustenHolidaySwap. I treasure it. #forevershelf 4y

Andrea313 Feels wrong to "love" this comment. I'm sorry to hear about all you have been through. But I appreciate your words on appreciating Fanny, and of course I love your beautiful photo. ❤️ 4y

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Crinoline_Laphroaig @Andrea313 Thank you. I tell my story because I'm proud of what I've become. I really appreciate this Readalong giving me a new perspective of Mansfield Park. 4y

Mitch What a wonderful setting you have to be reading in xxx 4y

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Mitch ♥️ 4y

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Mansfield Park: (classics Hardcover) | Jane Austen

Next to last Chapter with Fanny! Today it's #listenwhileyouwork and tomorrow I'm going to sit down with a cup of tea and savour the ending. 🏠🧹🧼 #pemberlittens
#musingsonmansfield
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Mansfield Park: (classics Hardcover) | Jane Austen