**“Is not she a sister’s child? and could I bear to see her want while I had a bit of bread to give her?”**

Join us on four Tuesday evenings in January and February for a deep-dive into Jane Austen's most controversial novel.

**About *Mansfield Park***
At ten years old, Fanny Price is taken to live at Mansfield Park as a "poor relation" of her wealthy aunt and uncle, the Bertrams. Dutiful and pious by nature, Fanny strives to earn a place in the family through the exercise of moral virtues — even as it becomes apparent that the Bertrams are very far from virtuous themselves. *Mansfield Park* is coming-of-age tale about a good girl opening her eyes to corruption and hypocrisy inherent in her culture.

**About This Series**
Are you ready for a leisurely, in-depth exploration of a great book, its themes, and its historical context? Then this group is for you! Whether it's your first time reading *Mansfield park* or your fiftieth, we look forward to hearing what you think and feel about it.

**Schedule of Gatherings**
**Tuesday, January 21, 2025** at 7:00 PM Eastern US time:
Discussion of Volume 1 of *Mansfield Park* (chapters 1 through 18)

**Tuesday, January 28, 2025** at 7:00 PM Eastern US time:
Discussion of Volume 2 of *Mansfield Park* (chapters 19 through 31)

**Tuesday, February 4, 2025** at 7:00 PM Eastern US time:
Discussion of Volume 3 of *Mansfield Park* (chapters 32 through 48)

**Tuesday**, **February 11** at 7:00 PM Eastern US time:
Wrap-up of *Mansfield Park* and discussion of supplemental materials.

**Meet Your Facilitator**
Sarah Rose Kearns (she/her/hers) is a playwright, performer, and lifelong Austen enthusiast. Her stage adaptation of *Persuasion* debuted off-Broadway in 2021, while her one-act play *Manydown* — which imagines one important night in the life of Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra — has been presented at numerous venues in five US states, as well as in the UK and New Zealand. Rose serves as a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) committee for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; and she is the co-coordinator for the JASNA New York Metropolitan region. She is also the founding Artistic Director of The Holy Theatre, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit theatre company in New York City, with a mission to make plays and other gatherings that leave people feeling nourished, connected, and more able to be brave.

**About the Registration Fee**
Your payment of $2 per session for each of the four sessions in this series will help the organizers cover monthly Meetup.com platform fees. Any additional proceeds will support The Imaginists, the educational programming wing of The Holy Theatre, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization.

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Part 1 of Mansfield Park: 4-Session Online Study Group in January and February

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Part 2 of Mansfield Park: 4-Session Online Study Group in January and February

Part 3 of Mansfield Park: 4-Session Online Study Group in January and February

The Imaginists, Global Mosaic Foundation, and King Manor Museum present

**TEA AND SCANDAL WITH JANE AUSTEN**
Free Open House at Historic King Manor

* Drink tea in an elegant eighteenth-century drawing room
* Take part in a marathon reading of Austen’s novella *Lady Susan*
* Bring your own knitting, embroidery, or other quiet handcraft
* Make Regency-style valentines using craft supplies provided

*featuring*

**MISS AUSTEN SPILLS THE TEA**
Between 2:00 p.m. and 2:30, historian and educator Lena Yasutake
demonstrates the Regency manner of making tea, while discussing the role of tea, etiquette, and gossip in Austen's novels and letters. Participants can see, hear, taste, and touch throughout the presentation.

**Period costumes of the early 1800s (any global culture) are admired, though by no means required!**

Caroline Hewitt

Tea and Scandal with Jane Austen at Historic King Manor

Part 4 of Mansfield Park: 4-Session Online Study Group in January and February

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