Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners …
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Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 364
- BNF ID:
- 119430968
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Emma: Een Van de Laatste Literaire Werken Van de Auteur, Vermakelijke en Hilarische Fictieverhalen en Gefrustreerde Romances, Humoristische Komedie
Dutch language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5145-8176-4Copied ISBN!
Emma: Eine Fesselnde Liebesgeschichte Mit Einem Unerwarteten Ende
German language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-7057-0085-1Copied ISBN!
Emma: Une Histoire d'amour Fascinante Avec une Fin Inattendue
French language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-7070-8877-3Copied ISBN!
Emma: Uma das últimas Obras Literárias Do Autor, Histórias de Ficção Divertidas e Hilariantes e Romances Frustrados, Comédia Humorística
Portuguese language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5144-5061-9Copied ISBN!
Emma
French language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5947-6712-6Copied ISBN!
Emma: Una de Las últimas Obras Literarias de la Autora, Entretenidas y Divertidísimas Historias de Ficción y Romances Frustrados, Comedia Humorística
Spanish language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5141-9970-9Copied ISBN!
Emma: Una Delle Ultime Opere Letterarie Dell'autore, Storie Di Fantasia Divertenti Ed Esilaranti e Romanzi Frustrati, Commedia Umoristica
Italian language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5142-3535-3Copied ISBN!
Emma: L'une des Dernières Oeuvres Littéraires de l'auteur, des Histoires de Fiction Divertissantes et Hilarantes et des Romances Frustrées, une Comédie Humoristique
French language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-5142-3107-2Copied ISBN!
Emma: Literatura Romántica Juvenil
Spanish language
Published 2021 by Independently Published.
- ISBN:
- 979-8-7262-4209-5Copied ISBN!
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