Emma
Series: Zeba Books Classics
Publisher: Zeba Books
Published: 13-01-2026
Place of publication: India
Language: eng
Format: Digital
Number of pages: 1027
ISBN-13: 9788199714434
Copyright date: 2026
First sentence: Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.
Description: Emma is a nuanced comic examination of cultural pretentiousness, luxury, and intellectual pride.

Set in Highbury, the story uses Emma Woodhouse's failed attempts at matchmaking to highlight class differences, gender restrictions, and the affectations of provincial life. Austen employs free indirect discourse, biting irony, and astute social commentary to illustrate the dangers of self-deception and mental projection, foreshadowing the psychological depth and moral sophistication that characterize the modern novel.

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