Dependent on the benevolence of her aristocratic relatives, young Fanny
Price develops into the moral center of a family gone astray and restores
the tranquility of her adoptive home. Written in the full flower of
Austen's maturity, this work offers an entertaining study of the interplay
between manners, education, and ethics -- enlivened by an amusing cast of
busybodies, never-do-wells, and social climbers.