ONLINE EVENT. Whether you're new to Jane Austen or an avid Janeite, you'll have fun in this inclusive group for all who love Jane Austen. The group meets online the second Wednesday of the month.

• This Month's Selection: Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen • Adopted into the household of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, Fanny Price grows up a meek outsider among her cousins in the unaccustomed elegance of Mansfield Park. Soon after Sir Thomas absents himself on estate business in Antigua (the family's investment in slavery and sugar is considered in the Introduction in a new, post-colonial light), Mary Crawford and her brother Henry arrive at Mansfield, bringing with them London glamour, and the seductive taste for flirtation and theatre that precipitates a crisis. 

Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.

Registration required to receive a link to the event. Register by clicking on the button below. 

Questions? Please write to us at austenbookclub@rodgerslibrary.org.

Upcoming book selections

July: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Discuss the book while indulging in a catered British tea service! Register here.

August: No meeting

September: Persuasion, by Jane Austen

October: Villette, by Charlotte Brönte

November: Jane Austen’s Letters, by Jane Austen, collected and edited by Deirdre Le Faye

December: Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen