Emma - Wordsworth Heritage Collection
"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 lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." Emma, 1816
With these opening lines of Jane Austen's famous novel we are introduced to 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.
One of Jane Austen's most read novels now presented in this beautiful hardback cover, part of the Wordsworth Heritage Collection of classic books. This book is quarter cloth bound with a soft textured linen, complete with 4-colour print patterned endpapers, a silk ribbon marker, head and tail bands and metallic gold gilded page edges. A beautiful addition to your Jane Austen collection.
Paperback 2024
432 pages
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