Emma: 1 (Scholastic Classics)

Author: Austen, Jane

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 544

Release Date: 02-03-2017

Details: Review "Austen's characters are unquestionably one key to her greatness. Her understanding of the human heart is forensic and also frosted with the necessary detachment that gives deeper meaning to her rendering of human frailty" (Guardian) --Guardian"It is the cleverest of books. I especially love the dialogue - every speech reveals the characters' obsessions and preoccupations, yet it remains perfectly natural...absolutely gripping" (Susannah Clarke) --Susannah Clarke Product Description  Often described as Austen's finest workEmma is the story of wealthy, beautiful Emma Woodhouse who, bored, matchmakes her friends - with often disastrous results.And gradually Emma starts to realise that she might not know her own heart at all...Scholastic Classics are a highly collectible range of the most beloved classicsBeautifully designed with "ink blot" illustrations on the coversOTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES1984African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and LegendsBlack BeautyA Christmas CarolFairy Tales, Myths and LegendsFrankensteinIrish Fairy Tales, Myths and LegendsJane EyreThe Jungle BookLittle WomenLittle Women and Good Wives MacbethOliver TwistPersuasionRomeo and JulietScottish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends Sense and SensibilityStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeStories From Around the WorldWelsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends About the Author Jane Austen (1775-1817) was modest about her own genius but is one of English literature's greatest and most admired writers. She is the author of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion (allavailable from Penguin Audiobooks).

EAN: 9781407172668

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood