While Pride and Prejudice may sit at the top of many people’s favourite Jane Austen books, Emma has to be a contender for the title too. For me Emma has a little more bite, it isn’t quite as comfortable a read as Pride and Prejudice, and that makes it more interesting. In terms of lead characters Emma is right up there, she may be headstrong, snobbish, convinced she knows best, yet because of those characteristics, because she isn't perfect, she also feels so very real. Emma is a bright, beautifully written novel with real heart and I love it.
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Emma is perhaps Jane Austen's most complex character. Her hubris -- and capacity for self-delusion -- in the (mis)management of other people's affairs sets the table for a satisfying comedy of self-discovery.Sayre Street Books offers the world's greatest literature in easy to navigate, beautifully designed digital editions.
Emma features in the following genres: Literary Pick of the Month, Classic fiction: general and literary, General Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction
Emma is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook, CD-Audio
Emma was written by Jane Austen and published by HarperCollins Canada
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