{"id":503,"date":"2022-04-18T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=503"},"modified":"2022-05-24T22:35:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T12:35:09","slug":"mansfield-park-episode-6-chapters-22-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/18\/mansfield-park-episode-6-chapters-22-25\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Mansfield Park<\/em>: Episode 6, Chapters 22-25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10456669\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/10456669-s03e06-mansfield-park-episode-6-chapters-22-25.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10456669&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we read Chapters 22 to 25 of&nbsp;<em>Mansfield Park<\/em>. We talk about the friendship between Fanny and Mary, the tension between Mary and Edmund, Henry&#8217;s plan to make Fanny fall in love with him (and Mary&#8217;s reaction), William&#8217;s view of Fanny, the tour de force of Chapter 25 (the Speculation chapter), and Ellen&#8217;s articulation of why she cares about what happens to Fanny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We discuss Dr and Mrs Grant, then Harriet\u2019s partner Michael talks about the navy, with a focus on the process of passing from midshipman to lieutenant. Harriet talks about how adaptations and modernisations treat these chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Things we mention:   <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>General and character discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>John Wiltshire [Editor], <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/au\/academic\/subjects\/literature\/literary-texts\/mansfield-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em> (2005)<\/li><li>Pam Perkins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2933938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A Subdued Gaiety: The Comedy of <em>Mansfield Park<\/em>&#8220;<\/a>, <em>Nineteenth-Century Literature<\/em>, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jun., 1993).<\/li><li>Sheila Kaye-Smith and G.B. Stern,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1102190.Talking_of_Jane_Austen\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Talking of Jane Austen<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(1943) <\/li><li>Barbara Pym, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/178565.Excellent_Women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Excellent Women<\/a><\/em> (1952) <\/li><li>Mary Grant Bruce, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/294546.Back_to_Billabong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back to Billabong<\/a><\/em> (1921) [NB Goodreads has put up a quite misleading cover illustration.]<\/li><li>Charlotte Bront\u00eb, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10210.Jane_Eyre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Eyre<\/a><\/em> (1847)<\/li><li>Charles Dickens, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18254.Oliver_Twist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oliver Twist<\/a><\/em> (1838)<\/li><li>Charles Dickens, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58696.David_Copperfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Copperfield<\/a><\/em> (1850) <\/li><li>Kate Douglas Wiggin, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17529.Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm<\/a><\/em> (1903) <\/li><li>L.M. Montgomery, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anne of Green Gables<\/a><\/em> (1908)<\/li><li>Eleanor H. Porter, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1000751.Pollyanna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pollyanna <\/a><\/em>(1913)<\/li><li>J.K. Rowling, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Potter and the Philosopher&#8217;s Stone<\/a><\/em> (1997)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frances_Burney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frances Burney<\/a> (Burneyesque heroine)<\/li><li>Elizabeth Goudge, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/24543398-henrietta-s-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henrietta&#8217;s House<\/a><\/em> (1942)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Historical discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Brian Southam, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/456748.Jane_Austen_and_the_Navy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Austen and the Navy<\/a><\/em> (2003) <\/li><li>Samantha Cavell, <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.lsu.edu\/gradschool_theses\/2356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Playing at command: midshipmen and quarterdeck<\/em> <em>boys in the Royal Navy, 1793-1815<\/em><\/a> (2006) [Master&#8217;s thesis] and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/45636192_A_Social_History_of_Midshipmen_and_Quarterdeck_Boys_in_the_Royal_Navy_1761-1831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Social History of Midshipmen and Quarterdeck Boys in the Royal Navy, 1761-1831<\/a><\/em> (2010) [Ph.D. thesis]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular culture discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Adaptations:<ul><li>BBC, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0085052\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(1983) \u2013 starring Sylvestra Le Touzel and Nicholas Farrell (6 episodes)<\/li><li>Miramax, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0178737\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em> (1999) \u2013 starring Frances O\u2019Connor and Jonny Lee Miller<ul><li>Laurence Sterne, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/762821.A_Sentimental_Journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy<\/a><\/em> (1768)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>ITV, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0847182\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em> (2007) \u2013 starring Billie Piper and Blake Ritson<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Modernisations:<ul><li>YouTube, Foot in the Door Theatre, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOz41y0VXokzWpyClimh6xQ\" target=\"_blank\">From Mansfield With Love<\/a><\/em> (2014-2015)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Creative commons music used:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mozart_-_Piano_Sonata_No._12_in_F_Major,_K.332_-_II._Adagio.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 12 in F Major, ii. Adagio<\/a>.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Haydn_sonata_hob._XVI_23_mvt_1.oga\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 38. Performance by Ivan Ili\u0107, recorded in Manchester in December, 2006<\/a>. File originally from IMSLP.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_sonata_no._13_in_b_flat_major,_k.333_-_iii._allegretto_grazioso.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, iii. Allegretto Grazioso<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:George_Frideric_Handel_-_suite_i,_no._2_in_f_major,_hwv_427_-_ii._allegro.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">George Frideric Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F Major, ii. Allegro<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beethoven_-_Piano_Sonata_No._28_in_A_Major,_Op._101_-_I._Etwas_lebhaft,_und_mit_der_innigsten_Empfindung.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we read Chapters 22 to 25 of&nbsp;Mansfield Park. We talk about the friendship between Fanny and Mary, the tension between Mary and Edmund, Henry&#8217;s plan to make Fanny fall in love with him (and Mary&#8217;s reaction), William&#8217;s view of Fanny, the tour de force of Chapter 25 (the Speculation chapter), and Ellen&#8217;s &#8230; <a title=\"Mansfield Park: Episode 6, Chapters 22-25\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/18\/mansfield-park-episode-6-chapters-22-25\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Mansfield Park<\/em>: Episode 6, Chapters 22-25<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}