Emma
About this book
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. 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. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather 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.
Subjects
- austen, jane, 1775-1817
- british and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
- children's stories
- classic literature
- courtship
- emma woodhouse (fictitious character)
- england
- england -- fiction
- england, fiction
- english fiction
- english literature
- english literature, history and criticism, 19th century
- english literature, outlines, syllabi, etc.
- fathers and daughters
- fathers and daughters, fiction
- female friendship
- fiction
- fiction / classics
- fiction, coming of age
- fiction / historical
- fiction, humorous
- fiction, humorous, general
- fiction / literary
- fiction, romance, general
- friendship
- friendship, fiction
- general
- great britain, social life and customs, fiction
- historical fiction
- humorous fiction
- humorous stories
- juvenile fiction
- large type books
- love stories
- love stories, english
- manners and customs
- man-woman relationships, fiction
- mate selection
- open_syllabus_project
- reading level-grade 10
- reading level-grade 11
- reading level-grade 12
- reading level-grade 7
- reading level-grade 8
- reading level-grade 9
- romance fiction
- social life and customs
- woodhouse, emma (fictitious character), fiction
- young women
- young women, fiction