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Emma

By Jane Austen
Series: The Penguin English Library
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Emma by Jane Austen is a delightful comedy of manners focusing on the life of Emma Woodhouse, a young, beautiful, and intelligent woman who fancies herself a skilled matchmaker. Despite her overconfidence, her attempts at matchmaking often lead to misunderstandings and unexpected twists. The novel explores themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery in the charming setting of early 19th-century England.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate clever social commentary, endearing characters, and the subtle humour of a young woman attempting to play matchmaker, often with unintended consequences. The story offers a charming exploration of personal growth and self-discovery amidst the complexities of friendship and love in an English village setting.

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Emma

Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others.

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'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.'

Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégé Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.

With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work.

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Emma by Jane Austen is lauded for its insightful portrayal of societal hierarchies and the complexities of social interactions in early 19th-century England. Reviewers praise Austen's sharp wit and the protagonist's growth from naivety to maturity, appreciating the novel's rich character development and subtle humour. The book remains a timeless exploration of matchmaking, romantic misadventures, and personal growth, with many considering it a masterpiece of irony and intricate plotting.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141199528

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 July 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 339g

Pages: 496

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction General Fiction Jane Austen Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: The Penguin English Library Young Adult

About the Author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of English literature's greatest and most widely-read writers - one of the four 'great English novelists' according to F. R. Leavis (along with George Eliot, Henry James and Joseph Conrad). Emma was the fourth of Austen's six novels to be published. Of the eponymous Emma, Austen wrote 'I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like'. Whether or not readers agree with the assessment, Emma endures as one of the strongest female characters to emerge from eighteenth-century English fiction. Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion are also published in the Penguin English Library.

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