Emma (Penguin Classics)

by Fiona Stafford (Introduction), Fiona Stafford (Introduction), Jane Austen (Author), Jane Austen (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $11.88

  The definitive text of Jane Austen's penetrating and sparkling satire, Emma , this Penguin Classics Edition includes an introduction by Fiona Stafford. Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, rich - and fiercely independent - is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the advice of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her pretty, naive Harriet Smith, her well-laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine, and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work. Edited with an introduction by Fiona Stafford, this edition includes a chronology, additional suggestions for further reading, and the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers. Austen began writing at a young age, embarking on what is possibly her best-known work, Pride and Prejudice, at the age of 22. She was also the author of Sense and Sensibility , Persuasion , Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park . If you enjoyed Emma , you may like Charlotte Bronte's Villette , also available in Penguin Classics . These modern editions are to be strongly recommended for their scrupulous texts, informative notes and helpful introductions. (Brian Southam, the Jane Austen Society). The author of Emma ...has produced sketches of such spirit and originality that .. in this class she stands almost alone. (Sir Walter Scott).

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  Paperback
  1970

  $4.01

  As daughter of the richest, most important man in the small provincial village of Highbury, Emma Woodhouse is firmly convinced that it is her right--perhaps even her duty --to arrange the lives of others. Considered by most critics to be Austen's most technically brilliant achievement, Emma sparkles with ironic insights into self-deception, self-discovery, and the interplay of love and power.

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  Hardcover
  1985

  $15.61

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  Paperback
  2006

  $13.90

  Like many girls, Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best. Her heart is in the right place - but her head isn't. Beautiful, clever and rich, she only wants to help others arrange things as she thinks they should be done. Emma has no interest in true love for herself: convinced she's just not destined to find it, she believes she must instead devote herself to playing Cupid for others. Ignoring the warnings of good family friend Mr Knightley, Emma sets out to find a husband for her favourite new companion, the lovely, shy Harriet Smith. But absolutely nothing goes to plan - and in the process, Emma has a lot of learning to do: about others, but most of all about herself.

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  Hardcover
  1991

  $16.84

  Emma Wodehouse has led a simple life, but during the course of this, she at last reaps her share of the world's vexations. In this comedy of manners, the heroine learns to come to terms with the reality of other people, and with her own erring nature.