Emma - Wordsworth Collector's Edition
"It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. A man always imagines a woman to be ready for any body who asks her." Emma, 1816
The story of Emma Woodhouse a clever, wealthy and entitled young lady prone to interfering in the romantic lives of her acquaintances with often unplanned consequences. Emma is one of Jane Austen's favourite heroines, she cannot help but plan and plot to achieve what she thinks is best for all her friends whether they wish her to or not. Emma will not accept guidance or criticism from Mr. Knightley concerning her actions in love, until she finally realises her own true feelings. Through this novel Jane Austen describes the gossipy, close-knit middle-class country life in Regency England.
Jane Austen's famous novel "Emma" now presented in this handsome hardback cover, part of the Wordsworth Collectors Editions of Jane's books. A beautiful addition to your Jane Austen collection.
Hardback 2020
432 pages
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