Novel · 1815
Emma
Jane Austen
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Novel · 1815 · English · Romantic
Emma
A heroine 'whom no one but myself will much like', busily ruining her neighbours' lives with kindness.
Comedy of mannersSelf-deceptionClassMatchmaking
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Full Project Gutenberg text, newly typeset—not a publisher scan. Public-domain status varies by country; check local laws. The source license is included.
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The most technically radical of Austen's novels: the reader is trapped inside Emma's errors and must detect the real plot happening at the edge of her attention.
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