Crawford brothers and sisters are two other important characters in the novel. The brother and sister are both young people and have a lot of property. They lived with their uncle General Crawford for many years. One of them was spoiled by his uncle and the other by his aunt, so both of them were spoiled. In particular, the general is a person with "bad conduct" and even wants to keep a mistress at home, which naturally brings extremely bad influence to the two young people. Crawford tried to play with Fanny's feelings at first, but later he really fell in love with her, so he pursued it hard. After Fanny refused, he eloped with Maria. Miss Crawford was interested in Edmund at first, but her enthusiasm suddenly cooled down when she learned that Edmund was going to be a priest. Later, Edmund's brother was dying, and she immediately realized that Edmund might be Sir bertram's heir. She immediately took a fancy to him and didn't want Edmund to see her true colors. Finally, she left a bamboo basket to draw water with a sieve.
Judging from the publication time, mansfield manor is only one year later than Pride and Prejudice, but the styles and atmosphere of these two works are totally different. "Pride and Prejudice" is light and bright, while "mansfield manor" is dignified and has more obvious moral preaching color. In addition, Austin researchers believe that mansfield manor has made a great breakthrough in psychological description and narrative skills, and is a "milestone" in the history of English novel development.
According to the survey, mansfield manor was Austin's most profitable novel, and its sales speed was faster than that of Pride and Prejudice.
Fanny, the patron, was brought up by rich uncle menstruation, Mrs Beslam and Sir Thomas, and grew up with four cousins, Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia, in mansfield manor, but they were often treated unfairly. Maria and Julia are spoiled and vain, while Tom is irresponsible and addicted to gambling. Only my kind cousin Edmund treats him equally and affably. As time went on, Fanny's gratitude gradually turned into infatuation.