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by Jane Austen (Author) "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..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (25 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140620109
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140620108
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse 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 warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégée Harriet Smith, her carefully 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.

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Jane Austen (1775-1817) was modest about her own genius but is one of English literature's greatest and most admired writers. She is the author of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "I seem to have been doomed to blindness.", 21 Jun 2004
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Emma Woodhouse, "handsome, clever, and rich," is the 21-year-old daughter of the elderly owner of Hartfield, the largest estate in Highbury. Though only a couple of hours away from London by carriage, Highbury regards itself as an isolated and virtually self-contained community, with the Woodhouse family the center of social life and at the top of its social ladder. Emma, doting on her hypochondriac father, whom she represents to the outside world, has grown up without a mother's softening influence, and at twenty-one, she is bright, willful, and not a little spoiled. Having too little to do to keep out of trouble, Emma's hobby is matchmaking, "the greatest amusement in the world,." Unfortunately, her sophistication in the social graces does not extend to much insight into human beings.

Taking Harriet Smith, a young woman of "questionable birth" under her wing, Emma makes Harriet her "project," educating her in the social graces, convincing Harriet not to marry farmer Robert Martin, who has courted her, and ultimately persuading Harriet, wrongly, that the vicar, Mr. Elton, is falling in love with her. Bored and without a large circle of "suitable" friends, Emma is an incorrigible meddler, playing with the lives of those around her, snubbing those she considers inferior, gossiping about others in an attempt to divert attention to herself, and misreading intentions. Only Mr. Knightly, sixteen years older than Emma and a friend of her father, stands up to Emma and tells her what he thinks of her behavior, and it is through him that she eventually begins to grow.

Love and the formal protocol or marriage are a major focus here, with marriage more often a merger of "appropriate" families than the result of romance or passion. Class distinctions, acknowledged by all levels of society, limit both personal friendships and romantic possibilities, and as Emma's matchmaking fails again and again, causing grief to many of her victims, Emma begins to recognize that her pride, willfulness, and love of power over others have made her oblivious to her own faults. Austen shines in her depiction of Emma and her upperclass friends, gently satirizing their weaknesses but leaving room for them to learn from their mistakes--if only they can learn to recognize the ironies in their lives. Though Emma may be, in some ways, Austen's least charming heroine, she is certainly vibrant and, with her annoying faults, a most realistic one. Mary Whipple

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 3 Aug 2001
This is a diamond of a novel. The language is excellent, the surroundings fitting and the characters whole. This is the sort of 'classic' that all can read, and although Austens upper-class values do grate in places it is interesting to see how a once powerful breed dominated the country.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, accomplished, witty, deviously good, 29 May 2000
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Emma is the most accomplished and arguably the best of Jane Austen's novels. also, it is the most subtle. While one cannot approve of Emma's actions one can hardly escape liking her in spite of herself. As a story, it is charming, witty and intelligent, as a piece of art it is perfect. Naturally biased as I am by my enjoyment of it, this book is highly entertaining and wonderfully revealing about it's time and setting at once.Emma is social satire and entertaining storytelling at it's best and most perfect symbiosis.A must-read for any fan of old English literature.Since Jane Austen was the master of the romantic satire, this her most characteristic work is another example of the overcoming of the seeming oxymoron Romance-Satire. Ridiculing literary cliché though never to the extent of rendering her own art absurd, she takes very unromantic people and makes them susceptible to the imaginations of Romanticist Emma, who, through her delusions, brings all sorts of chaos into the tranquil neighbourhood before eventually falling prey to her own notions and foolishness in getting the man she wants through his supposed love for another. Nonwithstanding Emma's meddlings the novel ends well and everyone ends up where he or she is supposed to be, including herself. Though I am warning those who need great passion, gothic events and grand drama, read Charlotte Bronte, for here you find only, romantic comedy.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not an enjoyable read
Jane Austen herself admitted that Emma was not a likeable heroine. I have to agree with that, I found her so irritating that I struggled to finish the book! Read more
Published 19 days ago by K. Beeden

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad A-Level Experience
I studied this at A-Level 13 years ago - and HATED it! I was the only one though, and for years I thought I had just missed the point. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Muppet

5.0 out of 5 stars An Exquisite Novel
"Emma" by Jane Austen is easily one of the greatest novels ever written. Simple yet subtley multi-layered, it tells the story of Emma Woodhouse, the daughter of a rich landowner... Read more
Published 16 months ago by David Rush

4.0 out of 5 stars Em is a Gem !!??
This novel - after a little adjustment to the style of writing if not accustomed to Austen - makes a marvellous read ! Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2007 by Clinty

4.0 out of 5 stars what a wit
I am not a huge fan of Austen, and i particularly dont like Pride and Prejudice, purely because of the way all loose ends are completely tied up, but i have to admit I enjoyed... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2006 by Pontypool

5.0 out of 5 stars Dear Porridge, Stir yourself!
Emma is Austen's masterpiece. Though it is not her most subtle novel, it certainly is her most complete in the sense of it being almost perfect. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2005 by Philip

1.0 out of 5 stars tedious
Although Austen is an accomplished author, 'Emma' is not a particuarly exciting book. Austen writes a decent social commentry but it is dull and is compiled mostly of dreary... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2005 by porridge

3.0 out of 5 stars Irritating yet enjoyable
An essential read for the seasoned reader. Like so many of Jane Austen's books, this is a story of an upper-class family, nay, an upper-class society. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2004 by g_campbell1

4.0 out of 5 stars A timeless romantic comedy
'Emma' is the story of the young Mrs Woodbridge's learning about matters of love through her innocent and unhelpful meddling in the love life of her friends as she is is just... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2003 by brambles87

4.0 out of 5 stars A timeless classic, but also a very, very clever book
What can I add about this jewel of a book.

I first read it as a A level student in 1982, and did not know quite what to expect, having read no Austen before. Read more

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