M^rs . Augusta Bramstone — owned that she thought S. & S. — and P. & P. downright nonsense, but expected to like MP. better, & havingfinished the 1^stvol.volume — flattered herself she had got through the worst.

The families at Deane — all pleased with it. — M^rs . Anna Harwooddelighted with M^rs . Norris & the green Curtain.

The Kintbury Family — very much pleased with it; — preferred itto either of the others. –––

M^r . Egerton the Publisher — praised it for it'sMorality, & forbeing so equal a composition. — no weak parts.

Lady Rob: Kerr wrote — "You may be aſsured I read every line withthe greatest ^interestpleasure & am more delighted with it than my humblepen can expreſs. The excellent delineation of Character, sound sense, ElegantLanguage & the pure morality with which it abounds, makes it a ^mostvery desirable as well as useful work, & reflects the highest honour &c &c. — Universally admired in Edinburgh, by all the wise ones. — Indeed,I have not heard a single fault given to it." —

Miſs Sharpe — "I think it excellent — & of its' good sense & moral Tendencythere can be no doubt. – Your Characters are drawn to the Life — sovery, very natural & just — but as you beg me to be perfectly honest,I must confeſs I prefer P. & P." —

M^rs . Carrick. — "All who think deeply & feel much will give thePreference to Mansfield Park."

M^r . J. Plumptre. — "I never read a novel which interested me so very much throughout, the characters are all so remarkably well kept up & so well drawn, & the plot is so well contrived that I had not anidea till the end which of the two w^d .would marry Fanny, H. C. or Edm^d .M^rs . Norris amused me particularly, & Sir Tho^s . is very clever, &his conductit¹ proves admirably the defects of the modern systemof Education." — M^r . J. P. made two objections, but only one of themwas remembered, the want of some character more ^^{striking &} interestingto the generality of Readers, than Fanny was likely to be: –––

Sir James Langham & M^r . H. Sanford, having been told that it wasmuch inferior to P. & P. – began it expecting to dislike it, but were