Emma

Name: Emma
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ISBN: 9791044615053

Jane Austen, Pierre De Puligua

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Beautiful, intelligent, wealthy, and accustomed to having her own way, Emma Woodhouse is convinced that she understands the hearts and intentions of everyone around her. Living comfortably with her affectionate but anxious father in the quiet English village of Highbury, Emma has little need to marry and plenty of time to involve herself in the lives of her friends and neighbours. After taking credit for a successful match between her former governess and a local gentleman, she decides that matchmaking is one of her natural talents.

Her newest project is Harriet Smith, a sweet and impressionable young woman of uncertain social standing. Certain that Harriet is destined for a more distinguished future, Emma persuades her to reject a sincere marriage proposal and begins searching for a more socially advantageous partner. Yet Emma's confidence repeatedly leads her to misinterpret affection, overlook genuine devotion, and underestimate the consequences of her interference.

As friendships become complicated and romantic intentions remain hidden, Emma must confront the difference between imagination and reality. Her assumptions about the charming Frank Churchill, the reserved Jane Fairfax, the respectable Mr. Elton, and the dependable Mr. Knightley gradually unravel, forcing her to recognise the limits of her judgment. What begins as a light-hearted attempt to arrange other people's happiness becomes a deeply personal journey toward humility, emotional honesty, and self-knowledge.

First published in 1815, Emma is one of Jane Austen's most accomplished and enduring novels. With sparkling dialogue, subtle irony, memorable characters, and an exceptionally perceptive portrayal of society, Austen explores love, class, friendship, vanity, and the dangers of excessive self-confidence. Emma Woodhouse is both flawed and captivating: a heroine whose mistakes make her transformation all the more satisfying.

Elegant, witty, romantic, and psychologically astute, Emma remains a timeless comedy of manners and one of the greatest novels in English literature. This edition is ideal for longtime admirers of Jane Austen, readers discovering her work for the first time, students of classic literature, and anyone who enjoys intelligent romance, social satire, and richly observed human relationships.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen ( OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars. Austen wrote major novels before the age of 22, but she was not published until she was 35. The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815) were moderate successes, but they did not bring her public fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but it was left unfinished on her death. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons. Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869 her nephew published A Memoir of Jane Austen. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have been frequently adapted into film and television. Notable film adaptations include Pride and Prejudice (1940), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Emma (1996), Mansfield Park (1999), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Love & Friendship (2016), and Emma (2020). Notable television adaptations include Persuasion (1995), Pride and Prejudice (1995), Northanger Abbey (2007), Persuasion (2007), Lost in Austen (2008), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Emma (2009), and Sanditon (2019–2023).