Emma

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Charming, rich, and clever, heiress Emma Woodhouse has no need for an occupation—or a husband. Still, she considers herself quite skilled at matchmaking. Although her dear friend Mr. Knightley advises against it, there is nothing that she enjoys more than entangling herself in the romantic lives of others. But when one of her well-intentioned plans goes awry—as Mr. Knightley rightly predicted—Emma must face the consequences of her meddling.

The delightfully imperfect Emma and her Mr. Knightley have captured the hearts of generations of readers. A lively comedy of manners …

E-Book, 255 Seiten

Sprache: English

Am 5. Dezember 2017 von Amazon Classics veröffentlicht.

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ASIN:
B075M6DRXH
Themen
  • Fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Historical Literature
  • Female Author

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hat Emma von Jane Austen besprochen

Jane Austen at her best

Nothing much happens in this book, and yet it is never boring. It's full of speech, and greatly written one a that. Besides the dialogues it is of course Austen's free indirect style that makes this book an absolute delight to read. Highbury and its surroundings is populated by distinct and very entertaining characters, ones to (love to) hate and ones to like; e.g. Mr & Mrs Elton on one side, and Mr. Woodhouse and Miss Bates on the other.

English is not my native language and although I would say I'm not too bad at it, I did have difficulties understanding things at times, especially in the last few chapters, but also throughout. But I didn't bother deciphering the meaning of those sentences this time. Maybe at a later date when I'll read it again. I don't think I missed more than a few minute details about some …