Mansfield Park and Mummies is an unapologetically silly paranormal spoof of Jane Austen's third novel. Mummies might have been chosen for alliterative purposes, since all sorts of dark creatures permeate the story which closely follows the original plot. The "scholarly footnotes" are also silly admonishments lest the reader harbors prurient thoughts when words like "intercourse" are used. Although there were gross historical inaccuracies and some editorial oversights, I thought it was a light, fun read which made me want to read the original Austen.

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