{"product_id":"emma-9780785840022","title":"Emma","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive into a world of romance, village life, and even a little silliness in Jane Austen's timeless novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite the fact that Jane Austen set out to write a story with a heroine whom she said that \"no one but myself will much like,\" \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e has \u003cb\u003eresonated with readers since its original publication in 1815\u003c\/b\u003e and has been retold many times for television and movies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf-satisfied Emma Woodhouse\u003c\/b\u003e thinks she is above romance of any kind, but when she decides she is a great matchmaker and sets out to find a wealthy husband for her friend, the sweet yet pitiable Harriet Smith, she \u003cb\u003ecrosses paths with the charming Mr. Knightley\u003c\/b\u003e. Even though Emma tries to ignore her feelings for him, she ends up marrying him and realizes that \"Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beyond the romance, \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003efull of humor and wit\u003c\/b\u003e and is also \u003cb\u003ea commentary on upper-class social manners at the turn of the nineteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e. The title character herself, rather you love her or hate her, is both inescapably self-delusional and rather fun to imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Complete and \u003cb\u003eunabridged\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003cb\u003eelegantly designed, jacketed hardcover edition\u003c\/b\u003e features \u003cb\u003ean introduction by English literature scholar Alison Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ea timeline of the life and times of Jane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the \u003cb\u003eChartwell Classics series\u003c\/b\u003e includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other titles in the\u003cb\u003e Chartwell Classics Series\u003c\/b\u003e include: \u003ci\u003e Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft; Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales; Complete Novels of Jane Austen; Complete Sherlock Holme; Complete Tales \u0026amp; Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; Complete Works of William Shakespeare; Divine Comedy; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Wuthering Heights; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chartwell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780785840022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464","brand":"Jane Austen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285594677429,"sku":"9780785840022","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2513fc65-4197-4d83-a89a-782b1ad34639.jpg?v=1635225987","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/emma-9780785840022","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}