Growing up, Jane Austen (abridged and then unabridged versions) was one of my go-to authors. As a child I had very different perceptions, conclusions and read at a very different level of understanding. After all these years, reading these classics and also seeing some of the well done BBC adaptations, one truly appreciates the fantastic depth and details of Jane Austen writing. Mind you, I sometimes don't agree with her writings and her character's submissiveness in a situation. Perhaps, because I am too much of an proven independent to accept a womens role/position in the era that Jane Austen wrote in.  But, there are some undeniable truths in behavior, character and circumstance, that she describes that make a lasting impression.

I have been watching "Mansfiled Park" with couple of my dear friends and have very lively debates on the time, place, characters, and whether or not the adaptation is truly a resemblance of the book. I must say, I am going to whole heartedly agree that the link above takes one to the netflix list of on-demand Mansfield park in six (roughy one hour each) episodes. This is one of the best adaptations that I have seen for Mansfield Park.