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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

Μια νέα θέλει να παντρέψει τη φίλη της. «Η Έμμα Γουντχάους, όμορφη, έξυπνη και πλούσια, έμοιαζε να συγκεντρώνει μερικές από τις μεγαλύτερες ευλογίες της ζωής.».

The world of the book

Ένα αγγλικό χωριό, γύρω στο 1815. Το μυθιστόρημα διαδραματίζεται σε ένα μεγάλο χωριό 25 χιλιόμετρα από το Λονδίνο. Εκεί όλοι γνωρίζονται και ο καθένας ξέρει τη θέση του: πάνω, λίγες πλούσιες οικογένειες· πιο κάτω, οι…

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