If there was one adaptation of Jane Austen’s works I’ve been most hesitant to read, it’s one of Mansfield Park. I’ve long felt that Fanny Price is the most misunderstood heroine of Austen’s and what she did with nature versus nurture I found to be fascinating. It was also incredibly revealing in a way the others that are more popular and more frequently adapted are, of both the time it was written and the following two centuries.
If I had to wager a guess I would say Mansfield Park is the least often adapted of all six novels. Price’s adaptation was interesting—and I was super excited for it as it was a queer adaptation. It’s been a while since I finished it, but I believe she acknowledged in the afterwards that it was her least read novel of Austen’s oeuvre. And I appreciated this, however it really showed in the adaptation. At first I felt that it missed the mark because the adaptation was so far from the original, but maybe she honed in on it so much on the nature/nurture piece so much that I missed it.
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In for a penny, in for a pound, right? After reading 
So, I was vaguely aware that a series of novels written from the male protagonists’ perspectives of each of Jane Austen’s six novels existed, but I’d never sought them out. I was more focused on finding LGBTQ adaptations or contemporary adaptations.
I had no intentions of reading this book (or the entire series) even though I’m already looking ahead to 
When my local yarn store announced they were doing a book club with this AND having a skein of yarn dyed inspired by the cover, there was no question I was going to read it. I already have plans to re-read Austen’s six novels in her 250th birthday year. No guarantees, but maybe I’ll also read one fan-fiction/adaptation/inspired by of each as well!