Emma
Subtitle: an authoritative text : backgrounds, reviews, and criticism
By: Jane Austen ; edited by Stephen M. Parrish.
Contributors: Parrish, Stephen Maxfield.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: A Norton critical edition
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
Subjects: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Fathers and daughters -- Fiction; Female friendship -- Fiction; Mate selection -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Emma is a pretty girl of sterling character and more will than she can properly manage. She thinks she knows what is best for everybody, and is a prey to many deceptions. She is imposed upon, and imposes upon herself; it is a long while before she sees things as they are, and recognizes where her own happiness lies. Her hero is one of Jane's sober, clear-eyed, and perfect men. The Fairfax and Churchill subplot furnishes a comedy of dissimulation contrasting didactically with Emma's honesty. A formidable snob and vulgarian, Mrs. Elton, and a good-natured bore, Miss Bates, who would be insufferable outside these pages, are among the more laughable characters." Baker. Guide to the Best Fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-430).