Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

Welcome to part two of our special feature on Jane Austen's books.

Today we're going to start in the middle with books three and four.

Book number three, Mansfield Park, which I have to say is my least favorite book.

It was written between 1811 and 1813 at Chauten, the first book she actually wrote in her final house, and it was published in 1814.

After the success of Pride and Prejudice, the publisher, of course, eagerly.

I want some more stuff, and when he got Mansfield Park, his reaction was, let's revert to the previous arrangement where you prepay.

So perhaps he did not anticipate commercial success with Mansfield Park.

Here's the 32nd plot.

Dolan's finalist or brave and strong, Fanny Price, is plucked from poverty, raised in dysfunction, but in the end has it happily ever after.

The end.

Now for a more intense plot summary.

I have to say, just write off.

She has my favorite name of all of Jane Austen's characters.

Yes, Fanny Price, it just sounds like, I would like somebody named Fanny Price.

Here we go.

Once upon a time there were three sisters, the eldest married a baronette and did very well indeed.

The middle of the daughter didn't do so well in a material sense, but settled for a clergyman who could make her mistress of her own home.

The third sister married a navy man for love, and she is the worst off with nine children, a small income, and the bloom gone off the young love.

Almost immediately.

Fanny Price, the 10-year-old daughter of this third impoverished woman, is invited to go live in her wealthy aunt and uncle's house, Thomas and Lady Bertrand.

That would be the first sister, and get educated as well as enjoy the benefits of wealth.

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