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Emma

By Jane Austen
Series: The Norton Library
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Emma follows the spirited and wealthy Emma Woodhouse, who takes pleasure in matchmaking within her community despite having no wish to marry herself. As her well-meaning meddling leads to unintended consequences, Emma must recognise her responsibilities and find her true place in the world. Jane Austen's sharp wit and keen social insight illuminate the intricate relationships and everyday richness of life through the eyes of this singular heroine.
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Famously described by the author as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like," Emma Woodhouse is wealthy and charming, and she delights in interfering with the romantic relationships within her community—though she herself has no desire to marry.

As her meddling begins to bear consequences, however, Emma must come to terms with her responsibility and decide on her place in the world.

With inimitable wit and incisive social commentary, Austen evokes a complex prism of relational connection and a richness of ordinary life that unfolds from the small world of her most extraordinary heroine.

Series: The Norton Library

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393544046

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Contributors:

  • Edited by Stephanie Insley Hershinow

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 496

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Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Humour Jane Austen Literary Fiction Romance Series: The Norton Library

About the Author

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, in England. Her father, an Anglican clergyman, encouraged her literary pursuits from a young age and by her mid-twenties, Austen had drafted three novels. Following the success of Sense and Sensibility in 1811, she went on to publish Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously in 1818. Despite her fondness for marriage plots–all six of her novels end in weddings–Austen never married, living with her mother and sister in the years leading up to her death. She died on July 18, 1817, in the city of Winchester. Over two centuries later, Austen’s novels remain beloved classics, and she is considered one of the foremost writers in English literary history. Stephanie Insley Hershinow is an associate professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY, where she specializes in novel theory and eighteenth-century culture. She is the author of Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the Early Realist Novel. She lives with her family in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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