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Emma

Jane Austen

Emma

ABRIDGED EDITION

Paper book: €18.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1815
Pages
388
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance, Humor
Moods
Fall in love, Have a laugh, Travel back in time
Translated from
English

Book summary

In an English village, Emma Woodhouse, young, beautiful, rich and sure of herself, amuses herself by arranging other people's marriages. She takes under her wing Harriet, a young woman with no fortune, and decides to find her a husband in her own way. But Emma reads hearts badly, starting with her own.

A comedy full of misunderstandings, in which Jane Austen gently mocks her heroine, and we laugh at her mistakes before recognising ourselves in them.

Its witty dialogue is a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

شابة تريد أن تزوّج صديقتها. «كانت إيما وودهاوس، الجميلة الذكية الثرية، تبدو وكأنها جمعت بعضًا من أعظم نِعم الحياة.».

The world of the book

قرية إنجليزية، نحو عام 1815. تدور أحداث الرواية في قرية كبيرة على بُعد 25 كيلومترًا من لندن. الكل هناك يعرف الكل، ولكلٍّ مرتبته: في الأعلى بضع عائلات غنية؛ وفي الأسفل المزارعون والتجار ومديرة المدرسة. الفتاة من عائلة…

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