Jane Austen

Emma (Annotated)

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Produktbeschreibung

Read one of the most popular authors of all timeThe definitive editionLARGE PRINT EDITION Features an uplifting extended biography of the life and experiences of Jane Austen Professionally remastered for premium quality print and easy reading Emma is one of Jane Austen's most well-known and popular novels. First published in 1815, this comedy of manners explores sex, marriage, social status, and youth. It has spurred many modern adaptations in film, TV series, and stage plays. Young Emma Woodhouse is handsome, rich, headstrong, and lively. After Miss Taylor, her former governess and best friend, retires to get married, Emma decides that she likes matchmaking and tries to enter into the profession."I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control. " She starts off by persuading her friend Miss Harriet to refuse a proposal from Robert Martin, a young farmer, although she likes him. She hopes she will instead marry Mr. Elton, the local vicar, even though he considers Harriet well below his social standing. Mistakenly taking Emma's interest for love, Mr. Elton proposes to her instead. Will Emma's matchmaking abilities flourish or will she wreak havoc amongst her friends? If you want to learn more about Emma's exploits, you will have to read this edition of Emma! Get your copy of this timeless classic today!

Produktdetails

• Sastrugi Press Classics
• Verlag: Sastrugi Press LLC
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 647g
• ISBN-13: 9781649220905
• ISBN-10: 1649220901
• Artikelnr.: 62221282

Autorenporträt

Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818 and began a third, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. Her novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her little fame during her lifetime. A significant transition in her posthumous reputation occurred in 1869, fifty-two years after her death, when her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced her to a wider audience. Austen has inspired a large number of critical essays and literary anthologies. Her novels have inspired many films, from 1940's Pride and Prejudice to more recent productions: Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Love & Friendship (2016). Jane Austen's use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary have earned her great and historical importance to critics and scholars.

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