Title: Everingham.
Fandom: Mansfield Park.
Pairing: Henry Crawford/Fanny Price; Edmund Bertram/Mary Crawford.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Epic.
Warnings: None.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: n/a

Author’s Summary:
A chance remark reminds Henry Crawford to do the right thing, and ride to Everingham instead of staying in London to flirt with Maria Rushworth. As a result, there is nothing to prevent Edmund from marrying Mary Crawford, or Henry from continuing his pursuit of Fanny with more determination than ever.

Review: 
Like great part of the Jane Austen fandom, I usually don’t enjoy reading stories that break up canon pairings. However, since “Mansfield Park” fics are so rare (and epic MP fics even more so), I decided to give “Everingham” a chance.

Katharine T pairs Fanny Price with Henry Crawford, a character I disliked quite a bit in the original novel. However, she makes the story work very well because she held fast to one thing: characterization. Jane Austen herself wrote that Henry might have eventually won Fanny’s heart if he hadn’t strayed. This is the Henry we meet: one that did not elope with Maria Rushworth, but that is still deeply flawed and has much to learn. His willingness to recognize that and to change for Fanny’s sake makes him a much more sympathetic character and I found myself cheering for him half-way through the story, something that surprised me greatly. Fanny too, grows as the story progresses and learns to see good in others even when there are faults and to reflect about her own conduct and pride.

Everingham (pt. 1) (pt. 2) (pt. 3)