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, this Penguin Threads edition includes cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe french flaps. Commissioned by award-winning Penguin art director Paul Buckley, the Penguin Threads series debuts with cover art by Jillian Tamaki for three gift-worthy Penguin Classics. Sketched out in a traditional illustrative manner, then hand stitched using needle and thread, the final covers are sculpt embossed for a tactile, textured, and beautiful book design that will appeal to the Etsy(tm)-loving world of handmade crafts.
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"I should like to see Emma in love, and in some doubt of return; it would do her good," remarks one of Jane Austen's characters in Emma.
Quick-witted, beautiful, headstrong and rich, Emma Woodhouse is inordinately fond of match-making select inhabitants of the village of Highbury, yet aloof and oblivious as to the question of whom she herself might marry. This paradox multiplies the intrigues and sparkling ironies of Jane Austen's masterpiece, her comedy of a sentimental education through which Emma discovers a capacity for love and marriage. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By Clinty
Format:Paperback
This novel - after a little adjustment to the style of writing if not accustomed to Austen - makes a marvellous read ! Emma is feisty, warm, witty and mischievous - but not without fault. One finds oneself caught up in the characterisation of Emma and quickly realise that the themes of pride, perception and prejudice ( Austen's speciality ) run throughout.
The reader really is only meant to see events from Emma's point of view - she is the heroine afterall. Her personality carries this novel - she is amusing, clever and inspiring - she has a good nature, is not too egotistical and is willing to learn from her mistakes.
My fave Jane Austen novel - with bouncy, flowing dialogue, an interesting main character and clever subversive story that does not reveal too much all at once, but allows the reader to indulge in the interraction of characters.
The reader really is only meant to see events from Emma's point of view - she is the heroine afterall. Her personality carries this novel - she is amusing, clever and inspiring - she has a good nature, is not too egotistical and is willing to learn from her mistakes.
My fave Jane Austen novel - with bouncy, flowing dialogue, an interesting main character and clever subversive story that does not reveal too much all at once, but allows the reader to indulge in the interraction of characters.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Wizteria
Format:Paperback
Please, if you have never read Emma, please do judge this book by any film or TV adaptation you may have seen. The classic mistake of adaptors is to squeeze out a plot where there is none, trying to turn it into another Pride and Prejudice. (I love P & P, but Emma is better.)
This novel is about characters and is a wickedly funny observation of the society, the manners and the daily lives of the early 19th century. It sparkles with humour.
This is a truly great book that does not give up all its secrets at the first (or even the tenth reading.) Nothing happens in Emma, everything happens in Emma.
Read, savour, re-read.
(Who am I to praise the great Jane?. Unworthy. I will just genuflect and go.)
This novel is about characters and is a wickedly funny observation of the society, the manners and the daily lives of the early 19th century. It sparkles with humour.
This is a truly great book that does not give up all its secrets at the first (or even the tenth reading.) Nothing happens in Emma, everything happens in Emma.
Read, savour, re-read.
(Who am I to praise the great Jane?. Unworthy. I will just genuflect and go.)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mims
Format:Audio CD
Emma is the one Jane Austen book which I have never actually managed to finish, but, inspired by the recent BBC adaptation I decided to listen instead. I'm afraid that I found Jenny Agutter's rendering rather tedious, lacking in both warmth and characterisation. In all honesty, I couldn't recommend this rather icy version. Such a long book requires a great deal more animation and sparkle from the reader to keep the interest of the listener, no matter how sympathetic they are to the original work.
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I have read other novels from Jane Austen and really enjoyed her style. This was one of the main reason I chose to read Emma. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Ivelina Gancheva
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Chick Lit from the 19th centuary. A bit long winded in places but very enjoyable. Predictable story but no worse because of that
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The tv series have nothing ok n the book. . At times I found it hard to read but I kept going and thoroughly enjoyed the book. Read more
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Love this well written account of yester year life. Easy to read, like looking into the past lives of different characters
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Classic book a must read for all English literature students..
I first read this at 18 and so many times after .. beautifully written.
I first read this at 18 and so many times after .. beautifully written.
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It was delivered very quickly, and its excellent, I do enjoy it.
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I will buy it from Amazon again.
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Published 27 days ago by MR PIERS C BROWNBRIDGE
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What more can I say I love Jane Austen
It's Jane Austen, on hand to read on my travels. Better than a suitcase full of books. a lot less baggage.
Published 28 days ago by June Elizabeth Charlton
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A lovely read by the amazing Jane Austen. Would definitely recommend it to everyone. Thoroughly enjoyed the characters , the setting and the unmistakable themes
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Sorry but could not get into this book at all . found I was getting los.t Better to watch it on tv
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Love reading Jane Austen. Really funny ,interesting as you feel you are with Jane in her stories.A very easy read.
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