Name: Clandestine Classics: Emma
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Author: Jane Austen
ISBN: 9781781846292

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jane Austen

Katie Blu

Publisher

Total-E-Bound Publishing

Language

English

Pages

646

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.3 x 3.6 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN13

9781781846292

Synopsis "Clandestine Classics: Emma"

The Classics Exposed... Emma craves the intimacy of marriage without the contract and Mr. Knightley is obliging. But once he has her crying out for more, will she ever be the same? Bored with country life-and having no intention of getting married herself-Emma plays matchmaker in her small community of Highbury. It isn't long before her curiosity gets the better of her and she wonders at the benefits of married life. Can she have the cream without the cake? Emma decides to find out, but will Mr. Knightley's bedroom talents prove more intoxicating than she expects, and will she be unable to leave their scandalous association with her heart unscathed? Emma may have met her match in the most unexpected of ways.

Jane Austen

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She was a British novelist who lived during the Georgian era. She was born in the rectory of Steventon (Hampshire). Her family belonged to the British gentry (rural nobility or agrarian bourgeoisie), a context she never left and in which she set all her works, always revolving around the marriage of her protagonist.

She has been portrayed in cinema on numerous occasions, sometimes faithfully reproduced, like the 1940 classic Pride and Prejudice directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, and other times adapted to modern times, as is the case with Clueless, a loose adaptation of Emma. Other versions include Sense and Sensibility from 1995; Mansfield Park from 2000; and Pride and Prejudice in 2004 (directed by Gurinder Chadha) and in 2005 (directed by Joe Wright). However, the most faithful and perfect version of the book Pride and Prejudice to date is the series presented by the BBC starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. The interest that Jane Austen's work continues to arouse today shows the relevance of her thought and the influence she has had on subsequent literature. Her life has also been portrayed in film with the movie Becoming Jane (2007)

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