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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

Een jonge vrouw wil haar vriendin koppelen. “Emma Woodhouse, knap, slim en rijk, leek enkele van de grootste zegeningen van het bestaan in zich te verenigen.”.

The world of the book

Een Engels dorp, rond 1815. De roman speelt in een groot dorp op 25 kilometer van Londen. Iedereen kent er iedereen, en ieder houdt zich aan zijn stand: bovenaan een paar rijke families; lager de boeren, de winkeliers…

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