Clare Hall Book Club

Join the College’s Book Club as they discuss Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.

Everybody likes to go their own way – to choose their own time and manner of devotion.

Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

At the age of ten, Fanny Price is sent away to live with her aunt and uncle at their grand house, Mansfield Park. Growing up alongside her indulged cousins, the Bertrams, she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives, but finds an ally in her kind cousin, Edmund. When the questionable Crawfords come to visit, the house and its occupants are suddenly thrown into disarray. Romance begins to flourish, forcing Fanny to finally confront the extent of her true feelings for Edmund.

Considered Austen’s most complex novel, the timid and moral character of Fanny Price has inspired more debate among modern readers than any of Austen’s other female protagonists.

All College members are welcome to attend in-person, meeting in Clare Hall’s King Room, or via Zoom. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to be, please send an email to gloria.carnevali@icloud.com, confirming your Clare Hall connection and putting the following as the email title: I would like to join the Book Club mailing list.

Learn more about the Book Club on this page.