520 sidor

På English

Publicerades 9 januari 2005 av Pocket Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4165-0028-5
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OCLC-nummer:
60576411

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From the Publisher: The funny and heartwarming story of a young lady whose zeal, snobbishness and self-satisfaction lead to several errors in judgment. Emma takes Harriet Smith, a parlor boarder and unknown, under her wing and schemes for advancement through a good marriage. The attempts at finding Harriet a suitor occupy all of Emma's time. However, in the midst of the search she settles on a most unlikely union with her own constant critic: Mr. Knightly. Jane Austen's works have claimed a renewed popularity and audience with the release of motion pictures Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Clueless based upon Austen's classic novels. Emma was originally published in 1816.

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Didn't love this as much as I'd expected after P&P. Austen shines when it comes to character and dialogue, and her witty satire on class and gender works very well... but over 400 pages, there's just not enough that actually happens; no real conflict, no real villains, no real danger. Endless dialogue to keep a situation from resolving itself like a Shakespeare comedy the second you pull on the thread just gets old after a while, no matter how sharp the dialogue is.

Ämnen

  • Fathers and daughters
  • Young women
  • Fiction
  • Female friendship

Platser

  • England