Mansfield Park review

Here is a controversial statement: Marriage is an important source of happiness for most people. Once upon a time, that statement would have elicited a yawn. It is akin to a “people need food to live” variety of comment. Nowadays, however, them’s fightin’ words on a college campus and many other places beyond the gates. Hold that thought. That Jane Austen is wildly popular is a truth universally acknowledged. Why? I have been puzzling about devotion to Austen for years. After all, she is … [Read more...] about Marriage is What Brings Us Together