June 30, 2026

Mansfield Park Volume 3 Chapter 6

50 minutes

Fanny is going on a trip! Edmund has plans to go to London and propose to Mary, William returns to Mansfield, and Sir Thomas offers to send Fanny back to Portsmouth with him. Fanny hopes to get over Edmund while she’s gone…good luck, girl.

Topics discussed include Edmund’s pride spinoff, Mary’s daddy issues, the sexiest instrument of all time (the harp), whether Fanny is the type of person to adopt her man’s opinions, Sir Thomas’s real reasons for sending Fanny to Portsmouth, and Fanny’s relationship with her family.

Patron Study Questions come from Avi and Angelika. Topics discussed include Fanny’s relationship to her mother and what it will be like for her at Portsmouth, and whether Edmund is willfully misunderstanding Fanny’s emotions.

Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include how Fanny’s status will shift at Portsmouth, why Jane Austen is sending her there, why Sir Thomas sucks, the parallels between Edmund/Mary and Fanny/Henry, and what Portsmouth itself will be like.

Funniest Quote: "It had, in fact, occurred to her, that though taken to Portsmouth for nothing, it would be hardly possible for her to avoid paying her own expenses back again. So her poor dear sister Price was left to all the disappointment of her missing such an opportunity, and another twenty years’ absence, perhaps, begun."

Questions moving forward: What will happen in Portsmouth? What will happen if/when Edmund goes to London?

Who wins the chapters? Fanny!!!

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

Vicissitude (n): the quality or state of being changeable

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, JASNA New York Metro

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume III Chapter 7 or Chapter 38

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