Emma

Produktbeschreibung

The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself... Emma Woodhouse lives a life of sheltered comfort in the small village of Highbury. She is self-assured, rich, beautiful and witty, with very little to worry or distress her. Because of this, she sets her sights on managing the lives of other people living in her village. While pulling the strings of her neighbours' lives, she is chided by her oldest friend, Mr. Knightley - and it is only when those around her start to pursue their own interests that Emma realises the hidden depths of her own heart. Delightfully entertaining, Emma is arguably Austen's best-loved novel, an enduring favourite 200 years after it was first published. 

Autoreninfo

Jane Austen, geb. 1775 in Steventon (Hampshire) als Tochter eines Landpfarrers, ist die Schöpferin bedeutender klassischer Werke der englischen Literatur. Nach Meinung ihres Bruders führte sie 'ein ereignisloses Leben'. Sie starb 41-jährig, unverheiratet und kinderlos, an Tuberkulose. Ihre literarische Welt war die des englischen Landadels, deren wohl kaschierte Abgründe sie mit feiner Ironie und Satire entlarvte. Psychologisches Feingefühl und eine lebendige Sprache machen ihre scheinbar konventionellen Liebesgeschichten zu einer spannenden Lektüre.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose work centred on social commentary and realism. Her works of romantic fiction are set among the landed gentry, and she is one of the most widely read writers in English literature.