"I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much
like," Jane Austen wrote, but young Emma Woodhouse, in spite of her
weaknesses, has charmed generations of readers. Bossy, a little
spoilt, and too eager to control other''s lives for what she
believes is their own good, she creates misunderstandings with
every tactic she employs. But when her attempts to match-make go
awry, she learns a hard lesson about life, love, and growing up.
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關於作者:
Jane Austen 1775-1817 was extremely modest about her own
genius but has become one of English literature''s most famous women
writers. She is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and
Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Northanger
Abbey.
目錄:
IINTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY OF JANE AUSTEN''S LIFE AND WORK
HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF Emma
EMMA
NOTES
INTERPRETIVE NOTES
CRITICAL EXCERPTS
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
SUCCESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER