Other editions of book Emma: Color Illustrated, Formatted for E-Readers

The story takes place in the fictional village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls, and Donwell Abbey and involves the relationships among individuals in those locations consisting of "3 or 4 families in a country village". The novel was first published in December 1815 while the author was alive, with its title page listing a publication date of 1816. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian–Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters and depicts issues of marriage, gender, age, and social status. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the first sentence, she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich."Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.

This unique edition includes hand-crafted annotations:- Historical backgroundJane Austen (1775 – 1817), one of the best authors of the English literature. The service that she has done to the literary world is immeasurable. Jane Austen is best known as a writer of romantic fiction set among landed gentry. Her works are a display of realism, biting irony and social commentary. ‘Emma’, first published in 1815, is one of Jane Austen’s most famous novels. Major novels by Jane Austen:- Sense and Sensibility (1811)- Pride and Prejudice (1813)- Mansfield Park (1814)- Emma (1815)- Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumously)- Persuasion (1818, posthumously)

The forces that shape the dramatic action in Emma are described by Austen in the book’s opening paragraphs; they are the qualities possessed by Emma Woodhouse herself. In this novel, Austen turns her satiric talents to a portrait of a wealthy young woman with “a disposition to think a little too well of herself,” who has yet to acquire the sensitivity to realize that the emotional lives of her companions are not toys for her own amusement.With an adoring, widowed father and an indulgent companion, Emma has reached early adulthood secure in the belief that she knows what is best for those around her. When her companion marries, Emma replaces her with Harriet Smith, an impressionable young girl from a local school, and quickly decides that the girl’s fiancé, a farmer, is beneath her. Persuading Harriet to break off the engagement, despite the misgivings of Emma’s admiring friend, Mr. Knightley, Emma sets in motion a chain of romantic misunderstandings that will come close to ruining Harriet’s chances for happiness. After playing with the romantic futures of several of her acquaintances, Emma at last recognizes the dangers of her interference and realizes that her own chance for happiness has existed within her grasp for some time in the person of Mr. Knightley.Emma is one of Austen’s best novels, with some critics holding it in higher regard than Pride and Prejudice. In Emma Woodhouse, Austen has created one of her most memorable heroines, a willful, headstrong, yet fundamentally well-intentioned young woman whose intelligence and energy need the tempering of experience before she can be judged truly mature. She gains this experience through her relationship with Harriet when her manipulations backfire and she finds that Harriet believes herself to be in love with Mr. Knightley. With the force of a revelation, the truth of what she has done comes to Emma, along with the realization that she loves Knightley herself. As Austen writes, “Her own conduct, as well as her own heart, was before her in the same few minutes.” Seeing herself and her actions clearly for the first time, Emma is forced into difficult but necessary self-doubt and self-examination, a new but ultimately valuable experience for a young woman who has never before had cause to doubt her own judgment.That Emma will learn from her mistakes is clear, and her happiness with Knightley, who has known and admired her since childhood, seems assured. Emma is Austen’s commentary on how little anyone knows about the workings of another’s heart and affections, and her heroine’s painful lesson is evidence of her creator’s wisdom

Emma is Jane Austen’s most acclaimed novel. It is also Austen’s longest novel and often cited as the most difficult of Austen’s novels. The novel is generally praised for its domestic realism.Emma can be thought of as a departure from Austen’s other novels as it focuses on a wealthy and beautiful protagonist with no financial concerns and no need to marry. This removes the quest for financial security through marriages that underpins the narrative structure of Austen’s other novels. Emma therefore has a distinctively lighter tone that the rest of Austen’s oeuvre. Austen’s stated goal with the novel was to write a novel with a heroine “whom no one but myself will much like”.

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. 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.Quotes from the book:“I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control. ”“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”“Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.” Readers' reviews:“I should like to see Emma in love, and in some doubt of return; it would do her good, remarks one of Jane Austen's characters in Emma.” (Davin Brown, goodreads.com)“Jane Austen seems to be a rather divisive figure as of late. You love her for her wit, her irony, her gentle but pointed depictions of manners and love. Or you hate her because she seems to be harking back to an age of prescribed gender roles and stultifying drawing room conversation. I am of the former camp.” (Mark Monday, goodreads.com)“Emma is such a witty read. Each character has its place and purpose, and they make decisions I can understand instead of doing whatever will move the plot forward most conveniently.” (Erin, goodreads.com)

As daughter of the richest, most important man in the small provincial village of Highbury, Emma Woodhouse is firmly convinced that it is her right--perhaps even her "duty"--to arrange the lives of others. Considered by most critics to be Austen's most technically brilliant achievement, "Emma" sparkles with ironic insights into self-deception, self-discovery, and the interplay of love and power.

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome, clever, and rich" but is also rather spoiled. Prior to starting the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like."

This book is an illustrated version of the original Emma by Jane Austen. “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; and had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period. Her mother had died too long ago for her to have more than an indistinct remembrance of her caresses; and her place had been supplied by an excellent woman as governess, who had fallen little short of a mother in affection.”

This unique edition includes hand-crafted annotations:- Historical backgroundJane Austen (1775 – 1817), one of the best authors of the English literature. The service that she has done to the literary world is immeasurable. Jane Austen is best known as a writer of romantic fiction set among landed gentry. Her works are a display of realism, biting irony and social commentary. ‘Emma’, first published in 1815, is one of Jane Austen’s most famous novels. Major novels by Jane Austen:- Sense and Sensibility (1811)- Pride and Prejudice (1813)- Mansfield Park (1814)- Emma (1815)- Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumously)- Persuasion (1818, posthumously)