This edition includes an Introduction and Notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading. Convinced she will never marry, Emma is nonetheless certain she can spot romance developing everywhere else. ‘Handsome, clever, and rich’, she is also an ‘imaginist’, ‘on fire with speculation and foresight’ about those around her. Jane Austen warned readers she was creating ‘a heroine whom no one but myself will much like’ – yet Emma proves irresistible all the same. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Austen ironically tweaks into sharper focus; judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader can enjoy too, and the end is a triumph of understanding.
ISBN 13: 9781853260285
Author: Jane Austen
