Mansfield Park

by

Jane Austen

Mrs. Frances Price Character Analysis

Mrs. Price is Fanny’s mother and Mr. Price’s husband. Mrs. Price is described as being very similar to her sister Lady Bertram, except for her circumstances. Mrs. Price’s decision to marry a naval officer has turned out disastrously, and resulted in her living with meager means and many children in Portsmouth. When Fanny returns for her visit to Portsmouth, Mrs. Price is kind, but too busy and uninterested to make a real effort to get to know her daughter.

Mrs. Frances Price Quotes in Mansfield Park

The Mansfield Park quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Frances Price or refer to Mrs. Frances Price. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 38 Quotes

Fanny was in the narrow entrance-passage of the house, and in her mother’s arms, who met her there with looks of true kindness, and with features which Fanny loved the more, because they brought her aunt Bertram’s before her, and there were her two sisters…both glad to see her in their way, though with no advantage of manner in receiving her. But manner Fanny did not want. Would they but love her, she should be satisfied.

Related Characters: Fanny Price, Mrs. Frances Price
Page Number: 256
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Mrs. Frances Price Quotes in Mansfield Park

The Mansfield Park quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Frances Price or refer to Mrs. Frances Price. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Money and Marriage Theme Icon
).
Chapter 38 Quotes

Fanny was in the narrow entrance-passage of the house, and in her mother’s arms, who met her there with looks of true kindness, and with features which Fanny loved the more, because they brought her aunt Bertram’s before her, and there were her two sisters…both glad to see her in their way, though with no advantage of manner in receiving her. But manner Fanny did not want. Would they but love her, she should be satisfied.

Related Characters: Fanny Price, Mrs. Frances Price
Page Number: 256
Explanation and Analysis: