Emma
Start Publishing LLC · Hardcover · December 25, 2012
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; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; and she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives and is often mistaken about the meanings of others' actions.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A sharp, thoughtful pleasure in watching confidence outrun good judgment.
- Genres
- The Classics, Literary Fiction, Satire
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, December 25, 2012
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: The Classics and Literary Fiction.
Jude the ObscureThomas Hardy49% match
The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton45% match
CranfordElizabeth Gaskell49% match
Against NatureJoris-Karl Huysmans44% match
EmmaJane Austen66% match
The WatsonsJane Austen61% match
Greatest Works of Jane Austen (set of 5 Books)Jane Austen60% match
For younger readers: Pride and Prejudice, Understood Betsy, The Brontë Sisters
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
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; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; and she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives and is often mistaken about the meanings of others' actions.
Manners and Misreadings
A sharp, thoughtful pleasure in watching confidence outrun good judgment.
Come here for
- A clever heroine whose flaws are part of the fascination
- Matchmaking, meddling, and the meanings people get wrong
Expect
- Wry attention to social misreadings
- A heroine who is not always easy to like
Where it sits
| The Classics | 59% |
|---|---|
| Satire | 27% |
| Literary Fiction | 19% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Coming-of-Age
- LGBTQ+ Fiction
- Authors
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 25, 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction