Apr 20, 2022 · I have a soft spot for Emma because it was the first Jane Austen I ever read when I was 11. I identified with Emma's self-centrednesd because what pre-teen doesn't lol. I also …

Jun 27, 2022 · If you're starting with Jane Austen I recommend Pride and Prejudice. It was the funniest and the most engaging of her books for me. It's the most popular of her books for a …

Jan 4, 2023 · I love Emma. When I was younger I favored Pride and Prejudice, but I think Emma is my favorite Austen novel. One thing I always admired about Jane Austen is her ability to …

Well, I like Emma a lot, and, while I think Emma Woodhouse herself is a meddling snob, I appreciate the fact that Austen allows her to make serious mistakes, learn from them, and …

However, Jane Austen has a lot of fun with satire in Emma, and at age 16 I missed all of it! When I picked up P&P just a couple months later, the humor was just a touch more obvious. It made …

Jane Austen made Harriet considerably less intelligent than Emma, too. The friendship at the start wasn't ever equal -- that was the point. Emma was bored and made a project out of molding …

Oct 20, 2020 · jane austen novels in general are much more reserved and concerned with social ongoings than drama, perhaps most of all with emma. there’s very little overt drama in emma, …

May 22, 2022 · Austen wrote just several books that reached moderate success in her lifetime. Emma wasn't written after long sting of successful stories that people compelled to call a …

Jul 13, 2012 · Nor is Emma always the queen-bee in Highbury; that position is threatened by Jane Fairfax, leading Emma to be envious and jealous. Jane Fairfax is elegant and accomplished - …

Feb 1, 2023 · it surely has a distinct tone in contrast to some of Austen's other novels. however, i think that the gossiping and the portrayal of Emma's flaws as a character are actually what …