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With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading.

Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married.

Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy, and the end is a triumph of understanding.

Emma

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    A Paperback / softback by Jane Austen, Dr Nicola Bradbury, Dr Keith Carabine

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      Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
      Published 5 May 1992
      ISBN-13 9781853260285
      978-1853260285
      ISBN-10 1853260282
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      Fiction Classics Books by Jane Austen

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading.

      Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married.

      Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy, and the end is a triumph of understanding.

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