In this episode, we read Chapters 35 to 39 of Mansfield Park. We talk about how Edmund and Mary dismiss Fanny’s concerns about Henry, Sir Thomas’s decision to send Fanny back to Portsmouth, Fanny and William’s journey, the comedy of the arrival in Portsmouth, Fanny’s reaction to the house, and the very realistic and grounded nature of the Portsmouth scenes .
We discuss Edmund Bertram, then Harriet’s partner Michael talks about the Marines. Harriet looks at how adaptations and modernisations treat these chapters, and then Ellen talks about a later nineteenth century novel influenced by Mansfield Park.
Things we mention:
General and character discussion:
Historical discussion:
Popular culture discussion:
For a list of music used, and a map of Mansfield Park locations, see this episode on our website.
S04E10 Emma, Chapters 46 to 50
S04E09 Emma, Chapters 42 to 45
S04E08 Emma, Chapters 37 to 41
S04E07 Emma, Chapters 32 to 36
S04E06 Emma, Chapters 27 to 31
S04E05 Emma, Chapters 22 to 26
S04E04 Emma, Chapters 16 to 21
S04E03 Emma, Chapters 11 to 15
S04E02 Emma, Chapters 6 to 10
S04E01 Emma, Chapters 1 to 5
S03E11 Mansfield Park: Episode 11, Chapters 46-48
Bonus mini-episode - 'Rational Creatures' co-creators
S03E10 Mansfield Park: Episode 10, Chapters 40-45
S03E08 Mansfield Park: Episode 8, Chapters 31-34
S03E07 Mansfield Park: Episode 7, Chapters 26-30
S03E06 Mansfield Park: Episode 6, Chapters 22-25
S03E05 Mansfield Park: Episode 5, Chapters 17-21
S03E04 Mansfield Park: Episode 4, Chapters 12-16
S03E03 Mansfield Park: Episode 3, Chapters 8-11
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