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Emma

Introduction by Marilyn Butler

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen
Introduction by A. Walton Litz

By Jane Austen
Introduction by A. Walton Litz

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen
Introduction by Marilyn Butler

By Jane Austen
Introduction by Marilyn Butler

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen

By Jane Austen

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Sep 04, 2007 | ISBN 9780307386847

Paperback $9.00

May 08, 2001 | ISBN 9780375757426

Mass Market Paperback $5.95

Jan 01, 1984 | ISBN 9780553212730

Hardcover $26.00

Nov 26, 1991 | ISBN 9780679405818

Ebook $1.99

Dec 30, 2003 | ISBN 9780553898354

Ebook $3.99

Oct 31, 2000 | ISBN 9780679641087

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    About Emma

    Emma features one of Jane Austen’s most unforgettable characters, an irresistible yet misguided young woman who must learn not to meddle with others’ hearts–and in the process learn how to understand her own.

    Twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse comfortably dominates the social order in the village of Highbury, convinced that she has both the understanding and the right to manage other people’s lives—for their own good, of course. Her well-meant interfering centers on the aloof Jane Fairfax, the dangerously attractive Frank Churchill, the foolish but sweet Harriet Smith, and the ambitious young vicar Mr. Elton—and ends with her complacency shattered, her mind awakened to some of life’s more intractable dilemmas, and her happiness assured.

    Austen’s comic imagination was so deft and beautifully fluent that she could use it to probe the deepest human ironies while setting before us a dazzling gallery of characters—some pretentious or ridiculous, some admirable and moving, all utterly true.

    About Emma

    Introduction by A. Walton Litz
     
    “Emma 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.” So begins Jane Austen’s comic masterpiece Emma. In Emma, Austen’s prose brilliantly elevates, in the words of Virginia Woolf, “the trivialities of day-to-day existence, of parties, picnics, and country dances” of early-nineteenth-century life in the English countryside to an unrivaled level of pleasure for the reader. At the center of this world is the inimitable Emma Woodhouse, a self-proclaimed matchmaker who, by the novel’s conclusion, may just find herself the victim of her own best intentions.
     
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    About Emma

    Emma, first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austen was at the height of her powers. In a novel remarkable for its sparkling wit and modernity, Austen presents readers with two of literature’s greatest comic creations—the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and that quintessential bore, Miss Bates. Here, too, we have what may well be Jane Austen’s most profound characterization: the witty, imaginative, self-deluded Emma, a heroine the author declared “no one but myself will much like,” but who has been much loved by generations of readers. Delightfully funny, full of rich irony, Emma is regarded as one of Jane Austen’s finest achievements.

    About Emma

    An Everyman’s Library edition of Jane Austen’s revolutionary and inspiring novel, which is once again a major motion picture.

    Twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse is comfortably dominating the social order in the village of Highbury, convinced that she has both the understanding and the right to manage other people’s lives—for their own good, of course. Her well-meant interfering centers on the aloof Jane Fairfax, the dangerously attractive Frank Churchill, the foolish if appealing Harriet Smith, and the ambitious young vicar Mr. Elton—and ends with her complacency shattered, her mind awakened to some of life’s more intractable dilemmas, and her happiness assured.

    Austen’s comic imagination was so deft and beautifully fluent that she could use it to probe the deepest human ironies while setting before us a dazzling gallery of characters—some pretentious or ridiculous, some admirable and moving, all utterly true.

    About Emma

    An Everyman’s Library edition of Jane Austen’s revolutionary and inspiring novel, which is once again a major motion picture.

    Twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse is comfortably dominating the social order in the village of Highbury, convinced that she has both the understanding and the right to manage other people’s lives—for their own good, of course. Her well-meant interfering centers on the aloof Jane Fairfax, the dangerously attractive Frank Churchill, the foolish if appealing Harriet Smith, and the ambitious young vicar Mr. Elton—and ends with her complacency shattered, her mind awakened to some of life’s more intractable dilemmas, and her happiness assured.

    Austen’s comic imagination was so deft and beautifully fluent that she could use it to probe the deepest human ironies while setting before us a dazzling gallery of characters—some pretentious or ridiculous, some admirable and moving, all utterly true.

    About Emma

    Introduction by A. Walton Litz
     
    “Emma 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.” So begins Jane Austen’s comic masterpiece Emma. In Emma, Austen’s prose brilliantly elevates, in the words of Virginia Woolf, “the trivialities of day-to-day existence, of parties, picnics, and country dances” of early-nineteenth-century life in the English countryside to an unrivaled level of pleasure for the reader. At the center of this world is the inimitable Emma Woodhouse, a self-proclaimed matchmaker who, by the novel’s conclusion, may just find herself the victim of her own best intentions.
     
    INCLUDES A MODERN LIBRARY READING GROUP GUIDE

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    About Jane Austen

    Though the domain of Jane Austen’s novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on… More about Jane Austen

    About Jane Austen

    Though the domain of Jane Austen’s novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on… More about Jane Austen

    About Jane Austen

    Though the domain of Jane Austen’s novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on… More about Jane Austen

    About Jane Austen

    Though the domain of Jane Austen’s novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on… More about Jane Austen

    About Jane Austen

    Though the domain of Jane Austen’s novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on… More about Jane Austen

    About Jane Austen

    Though the domain of Jane Austen’s novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on… More about Jane Austen

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $10.00
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 04, 2007 | 512 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307386847

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $9.00
    Published by Modern Library
    May 08, 2001 | 384 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375757426

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $5.95
    Published by Bantam Classics
    Jan 01, 1984 | 432 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553212730

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $26.00
    Published by Everyman’s Library
    Nov 26, 1991 | 552 Pages | 5 x 8 | ISBN 9780679405818

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $1.99
    Published by Bantam Classics
    Dec 30, 2003 | 432 Pages | ISBN 9780553898354

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $3.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Oct 31, 2000 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9780679641087

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