Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Born: 1775-12-16 Birthplace: Steventon, Hampshire, England Died: 1817-07-18 Location of Death: Winchester, England Field: Novelist Info: Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Quotes In all the important preparations of the mind she was complete: being prepared for matrimony by an hatred of home, restraint, and tranquillity; by the misery of disappointed affection, and contempt of the man she was to marry.
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