What books are similar to Mansfield Park?

The 10 closest matches to Mansfield Park by Jane Austen on ReadingList include Jude the Obscure, Pride and Prejudice, Henry IV, Part 1, Middlemarch, and Selected Stories. Each is scored on shared themes (love stories, english, social life and customs, and adoptees, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 11–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Mansfield Park reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 11–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Mansfield Park

If you liked Mansfield Park, read Jude the Obscure, Pride and Prejudice, or Henry IV, Part 1 — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (Historical Fiction · grades 11–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of love stories, english, social life and customs, and adoptees, fiction. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 11–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Jude the Obscuregrades 11–12: Shares themes of social life and customs, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and same genre (Historical Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Pride and Prejudice1100L: Is by Jane Austen, the same author, overlapping grades (10–12), and the same era (1810s). Amazon → books like this →
Henry IV, Part 1grades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Middlemarchgrades 11–12: Shares themes of social life and customs, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Selected Storiesgrades 11–12: Shares themes of social life and customs, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Underground Railroadgrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Tale of Two Cities1170L: Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
My Ántonia1010L: Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (10–12). Amazon → books like this →
Salt to the Sea560L: Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Book Thief730L: Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–11). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Mansfield Park for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin · grades 5–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park · 720L — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
Allies by Alan Gratz · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).

Books like Mansfield Park for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin · grades 5–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park · 720L — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
Allies by Alan Gratz · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).

Books like Mansfield Park for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Allies by Alan Gratz · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1420L — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (10–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Mansfield Park?: The 10 closest matches to Mansfield Park by Jane Austen on ReadingList include Jude the Obscure, Pride and Prejudice, Henry IV, Part 1, Middlemarch, and Selected Stories. Each is scored on shared themes (love stories, english, social life and customs, and adoptees, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 11–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Mansfield Park reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 11–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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