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- Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
- ISBN: 1848373120
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113452707
- Release Date: August 30, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #2651975 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Emma" by Jane Austen to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Emma"Browse more products related to "Jane Austen"Review"There are novelists, like Tolstoy and Jane Austen, who persuade us that their characters live and are complex by means of their effect upon many different people, who mirror them in the round." First lineEmma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. AnnotationFirst published in 1816, Jane Austen's EMMA is about an unconventional heroine--and one whom Austen thought no one but herself would like. Emma Woodhouse is bright, beautiful, and rich; she is also snobbish and judgmental, and she can be cruel, with a tendency to interfere in other people's lives. The novel chronicles Emma's attempts to make a match between a hapless vicar who is, in fact, enamored of Emma herself, and her friend Harriet, a poor and simple young woman in love with a farmer. Unlike many of Austen's heroines, Emma is possessed of very little good sense; her absurd machinations complicate the lives of everyone involved--and, needless to say, get nowhere. Emma, however, learns from her mistakes and gains some badly needed insight into herself as she discovers her feelings for the older, steady, aristocratic Mr. Knightley. The novel moves toward a not unexpected but perfectly satisfying conclusion, and in the process introduces Austen's usual cast of amusing, pretentious, hypocritical, and/or dim-witted characters, including the appalling, nouveau riche Mrs. Elton, and Emma's widowed father, one of the most insufferable (and delightful) neurotics in literature. If You Enjoy "Emma (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Emma (Paperback)" by Jane Austen (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Others Bestsellers
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