Emma

263 sidor

På English

Publicerades 28 juni 2014 av Black & White Classics.

ISBN:
978-1-5032-6196-9
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OCLC-nummer:
917187150

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"Beautiful, clever, rich--and single--Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee, Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work.

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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

  • Young women
  • Fiction
  • Mate selection
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Social life and customs
  • FICTION
  • Classics
  • Literary
  • Manners and customs

Platser

  • England