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Emma (Wordsworth Classics) Paperback - 1997
by Jane Austen
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- Title Emma (Wordsworth Classics)
- Author Jane Austen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Date 1997-08-31
- Features Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1853260282-11-32144211
- ISBN 9781853260285 / 1853260282
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
- Reading level 810
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Demographic Orientation: Small Town
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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About this book
Emma is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1815. The story follows the life of Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and beautiful young woman who lives in the English countryside. Emma fancies herself as a matchmaker and sets out to find a suitable husband for her friend Harriet Smith. However, her attempts to play cupid lead to several misadventures, including a love triangle involving her own romantic interests. As the story unfolds, Emma learns important lessons about humility, love, and the consequences of meddling in the lives of others. The novel is a satire of the English upper class and is widely considered a classic of English literature.
From the rear cover
Austen wrote about the world she inhabited, the English countryside, but was never constrained by her relatively narrow canvas. She endures for modern readers because of her wonderful comic irony and her acute observations of the nuances of social interaction, beautifully rendered in pellucid prose. As Emma Woodhouse attempts to orchestrate the romatic lives of those around her, Austen expertly reveals that she may not be as much in control as she would like to believe. Emma was first published in 1816, the year before Jane Austen died. Austen herself thought that Emma was someone "no one but myself will much like". In spite of Austen's fears, the indomitable Emma Woodhouse continues to win the loyal hearts of each new heneration of readers.
First Edition Identification
Emma was first published in 1816 in three volumes. It was Austen’s fourth published novel, and the last to be published during her lifetime. Emma's first edition was published by John Murray. The cover consists of leather spines and a marbled paper pattern front. The title page stated that the work was ‘By the Author of “Pride & Prejudice” &c. &c.’, and it also included a dedication to the Prince Regent.