Mansfield Park

Who would have thought that Jane Austen could be so captivating, that one could be so glued to novels in which little more happens than people falling in love, or not falling in love, arrogant men offering unwelcome proposals, silly sisters embarrassing their family, and irksome aunts and mothers meddling in others' business? But gripping it is- how can I now leave these pages and go to bed with poor, sweet Fanny Price in such an agitated state!? But alas! to bed I must, as there are yet a few hours of reading left in her story...