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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

若い女性が、友だちの縁結びをたくらむ。「美しく、聡明で、裕福なエマ・ウッドハウスは、人生の最良の恵みのいくつかを一身に集めているように見えた。」。

The world of the book

1815年ごろの、イギリスの村。物語の舞台は、ロンドンから25キロの大きな村。誰もが顔見知りで、それぞれが身分をわきまえている。上には裕福な数家族、その下に農夫や商人、学校の女校長。良家の娘は働かない。人生を決めるのは結婚だ。日々は訪問や晩餐、散歩、トランプで過ぎていく。ヒロインのエマは裕福で、結婚するつもりはないと言う。

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