Emma

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480477001

<DIV><DIV><B>An enchanting comedy of errors, <I>Emma</I> remains a classic two centuries after it was first published.</B></DIV><DIV><BR /> Emma Woodhouse is a privileged young woman whose greatest pleasure in life lies in matchmaking for anyone but herself. Written, by Austen&rsquo;s own admission, as &ldquo;a heroine whom no one but myself will much like,&rdquo; Emma&rsquo;s charm and wit exist in constant tension with her capacity for selfishness and vanity. Despite her intelligence, Emma stumbles from one catastrophe to the next&mdash;from a misguided attempt at securing a husband for her friend Harriet Smith to her disastrous meddling in the affairs of new arrivals Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax&mdash;before ultimately falling into her own unexpected happy ending.</DIV><DIV><BR /> Both a discerning look at the strictures of Regency England and an enchanting comedy of errors,&#160;<I>Emma&#160;</I>remains a classic two centuries since it was first published.</DIV><DIV><BR /> This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</DIV></DIV>