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Fanny Price is taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth to be brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawfords arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing glamour and a reckless taste for flirtation. Considered Austen's first mature work, the novel is a subtle examination of social position and moral integrity centred on a quiet heroine.