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.
Visit our '50 Classics Everyone Should Read' collection to discover more classic titles.
When Emma Woodhouse sets out on a career of match-making in the little town of Highbury she manages to cause confusion at every step. Jane Austen was particularly proud of Emma, in which she takes apart the desires and foibles of small-town society with unnerving accuracy.
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
| Other Genres: | |
| Recommendations: |
When Emma Woodhouse sets out on a career of match-making in the little town of Highbury she manages to cause confusion at every step. Jane Austen was particularly proud of Emma, in which she takes apart the desires and foibles of small-town society with unnerving accuracy.
Emma features in the following genres: Literary Pick of the Month, Classic fiction: general and literary, General Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction
Hardback, Paperback, Ebook, CD-Audio. Not Available.
Emma was written by Jane Austen and published by Macmillan Collector's Library an imprint of Macmillan
Emma has 590 pages
Yes it is part of Collectors' Library series
.jpg)
