Emma

Informationen zum Autor Jane Austen was born in Steventon rectory on 16 December 1775. Her family later moved to Bath, then to Southampton and finally to Chawton in Hampshire. She began writing Pride and Prejudice when she was twenty-two years old. It was originally called First Impressions and was initially rejected by the publishers and only published in 1813 after much revision. She published four of her novels in her lifetime, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816). Jane Austen died on 18th July 1817. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were both published posthumously in 1818. Klappentext Emma is wealthy beautiful accomplished and a self-proclaimed matchmaker. When Emma meets Harriet Smith a young girl of unknown parentage Emma is convinced she can find Harriet a suitable husband. But in her quest to find Harriet the perfect match Emma jeopardizes Harriet's happiness and much to her surprise her own happiness too.The much-loved Austen novel has been given a fresh look by award-winning writer Sandy Welch. With well-known actors taking the title roles Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller are Emma and Mr Knightley this promises to be a very special and enduring adaptation. Zusammenfassung But, in her quest to find Harriet the perfect match, Emma jeopardizes Harriet's happiness and, much to her surprise, her own happiness too. The much-loved Austen novel has been given a fresh look by award-winning writer Sandy Welch.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jane Austen
• Edition: BBC Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 17.09.2009
• EAN: 9781846078460
• ISBN: 978-1-84607-846-0
• Pages: 512
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Thèmes: BBC BOOKS; BBC Books
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); England, Historical romance, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency, c 1800 to c 1900, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, FICTION / World Literature / England / 18th Century, Classic fiction: general and literary