![]() Taking the pretty but dreary Harriet Smith as her subject, Emma creates misunderstandings and chaos as she tries to find Harriet a suitor, until she begins to realize it isn't the lives of others she must try to transform.Ībout the Author Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. ![]() Austen follows the charming but insensitive Emma Woodhouse as she sets out on an ill-fated career of match-making in the little town of Highbury. This edition is illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and includes an afterword by David Pinching. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. Oft-copied but never bettered, Jane Austen's Emma is a remarkable comedy of manners. ![]() About the Book "Emma was first published in 1815"-Title page verso. ![]()
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