Emma: the Classic Romance Novel by Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Nov 2017 · Classic Books Book 16 · Xist Publishing

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Emma by Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse is "handsome, clever and rich." Addicted to meddling in the lives of her friends, Emma insists on playing matchmaker, even when it causes great harm to those involved. As Emma's machinations cause greater and greater disturbances in her social circle, she is forced to examine the results of her actions. With help from a dear and honest friend, Emma is able to step back and allow romance to take its own way in the lives of her friends and within her own heart.
Jane Austen's Emma is set in Georgian / Regency England and is a witty and delightful story featuring the concerns of wealthy and genteel women of the time.

About the author

Jane Austen's life is striking for the contrast between the great works she wrote in secret and the outward appearance of being quite dull and ordinary. Austen was born in the small English town of Steventon in Hampshire, and educated at home by her clergyman father. She was deeply devoted to her family. For a short time, the Austens lived in the resort city of Bath, but when her father died, they returned to Steventon, where Austen lived until her death at the age of 41. Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors.