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Emma: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin

Emma: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin

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The exquisite illustrations of Marjolein Bastin meet timeless text in this elegant special edition of an English masterpiece。 

The Marjolein Bastin Classics Seriesis a chance to rediscover classic literature in collectible， luxuriously illustrated volumes。 For the first time ever， the internationally celebrated artwork of Marjolein Bastin graces the pages of a timeless classic， Emma。 Beyond bringing these stories to life， Bastin’s series adds elaborately designed ephemera， such as letters， invitations， and more。 Whether an ideal gift for an Austen or Brontë devotee or a treat for yourself， the Marjolein Bastin Classics Series， as a set or individually purchased， is perfect for anyone who feels a connection to these enduring literary gems。

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Reviews

Ron J。 Sonnier ，

Emma， Emma， Emma Emma is a superb romance （not modern romance erotica） written with excellent quality words with clean meaning。 Does not get better than Jane Austen。 Reading Emma can cause an author to improve themselves in vocabulary。 I can only dream to write like Emma with such clarity worthy to be read or part of curriculum in High Schools instead of Shakespeare。 Due to learning English and comprehension levels I Suggest Readers Age 15 +

Campbell ，

insane that "if I loved you less I might be able to talk about it more" is a line that exists in the world。 my semester-long read has finally come to a close。 I love you Emma Woodhouse。 insane that "if I loved you less I might be able to talk about it more" is a line that exists in the world。 my semester-long read has finally come to a close。 I love you Emma Woodhouse。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

2021 REREAD:We all know how much I ADORE Emma by now， both book and character。 And I will fight anyone who dares to disagree this is the best Austen novel。 This annotation reread had done nothing to weaken this resolution， in fact it's probably strengthened it to an unreasonable degree。I have nothing major to add onto my review below， except for a quote from Mr Knightley's thoughts about Emma， after his declaration， which encapsulated why I love their dynamic so much:"faultless in spite of all 2021 REREAD:We all know how much I ADORE Emma by now， both book and character。 And I will fight anyone who dares to disagree this is the best Austen novel。 This annotation reread had done nothing to weaken this resolution， in fact it's probably strengthened it to an unreasonable degree。I have nothing major to add onto my review below， except for a quote from Mr Knightley's thoughts about Emma， after his declaration， which encapsulated why I love their dynamic so much:"faultless in spite of all her faults"Now， if you'll excuse me， I need to go and swoon a bit because all this pandemic inspired reading of novels has not done my sensibilities any favours。 （You know， they might have had a point when the Victorians thought novels were dangerous。。。） ORIGINAL REVIEW:I came back！ At last - I haven't proof read this， but hopefully it makes sense。。。First things first， I have to say I ADORED Emma！ I’ve not really kept it a secret - but it’s the first Austen novel I’ve really loved， and I finally understand why people are so passionate about her work。I’ve read 3 other Austen novels this year - Pride and Prejudice， Persuasion， and Sense and Sensibility - whichI’ve enjoyed without really falling in love with any of them。 Ultimately they’ve been a bit forgettable， particularly when they’re competing against some brilliant classics such as Wuthering Heights， The Tenant of Wildfell Hall， and The Scarlet Pimpernel。 In fact， I’m a bit hazy on Persuasion already。。。 My main disappointment with Austen has been her heroines， they’re praised EVERYWHERE for being strong， opinionated， and highly relatable women。 I’ve found them to be a bit one dimensional and/or soppy - well excluding Lizzie Bennet， but she’s one of those irritating ‘perfect’ examples of womanhood and therefore not particularly relatable （or at least not for me。） There’s little about Austen’s heroines I’ve found particularly compelling or even relatable as people， sometimes they’re not even entertaining （Anne Eliot I’m looking at you！）And then I met Emma Woodhouse; the spoilt， selfish， snobbish Miss Woodhouse。 I LOVE Emma Woodhouse。 She’s everything I wanted from an Austen heroine - she’s an entertaining lead but also incredibly real。 Emma is ultimately a good person， she loves her family， and is incredibly kind and caring towards her small community （most of the time。） She wants the best for everyone。 However， Emma is also selfish， conceited， and argumentative。 She’s a wealthy snob with the time and inclination to meddle in people’s lives without the foresight to see when she is doing more harm than good。 Primarily she hopes to maintain the peaceful status quo of her little world because that’s what suits her， otherwise change must be made to meet her whims and wishes。 Overall， Emma is the Austen mean-girl who got to tell her story。Most importantly， Emma reminded me of myself - and not in a particularly flattering way。 This novel was as much self discovery about myself as it was for Emma; I too can be snobbish， arrogant， and selfish when I’m at my worst。 It doesn’t do me any favours。 Although， it probably won’t lead to any real change， which is about the most Emma thing to do （realise your own faults， intend to change， and not do anything to further achieve resolutions。） I’m nothing if not honest！Nevertheless， Austen allowed Emma to be a real person with genuine flaws that she had to work through， and will have to continue to work on beyond the conclusion of the novel。 Emma will always have to remember how privileged she is and to deal with those who are less fortunate with compassion and kindness， even if their company is irksome and tedious。 This isn’t a Pride and Prejudice situation where Elizabeth gets to walk away at the end with her prejudice solved - Emma （much like Darcy， they are strangely similar characters） will have to work on her own pride and carelessness throughout the course of her life and it won’t be easy for her。 Emma went on a journey， but she still has a long way to go， and both character and novel were a lot stronger for it。Despite my love of Emma Woodhouse， the main genius behind Emma comes from Austen’s magnificent use of language。 I’ve seen little glimpses at what I came to see in Emma through her other novels， but Emma is a masterclass in the use of free indirect style - the novel is written completely in third person but the narrative voice takes on characteristics of the main character。 All of Austen’s work does this to varying success， however， I often find that Austen’s own voice bleeds through more than her characters’。 Yet in Emma the blend between the narrator’s voice and Emma’s （and VERY briefly Mr Knightley’s in volume III） is almost seamless。 The entire world of Highbury is presented to us through ‘Emma-tinted-glasses’。 We see the world as Emma herself sees it - small， quaintly beautiful， and properly organised by traditional class structures。 Anything that challenges this idyllic， quiet， genteel world is unwelcome and is presented to the reader as a nuisance （e。g。 Mrs Elton or Harriet’s marriage to Mr Martin。） We get small glimpses at Emma’s faults， particularly in her world-view and the implications her actions have on others， through the reproofs Mr Knightley gives to Emma or the occasional moments of self realisation she has and then usually dismisses。 Otherwise， we’re so swept up with Emma， much like she is herself， that it does take someone deliberately pointing out the harmful consequences of her actions or comments before the reader is completely aware of the entire situation。This shows an absolute genius in Austen in her use of voice and narration。 It’s a beautiful use of free indirect style and I’ve never read something like it - even from authors actually praised for it （Virginia Woolf， James Joyce， and Ernest Hemingway。） Austen is largely forgotten for her used of this style， perhaps because it was so revolutionary and she’s historically been dismissed as an author satisfied with the ‘carefully-fenced， high cultivated garden with neat borders and delicate flowers’ （Charlotte Bronte） of the English upper classes， and only truly concerned with money and marriage （Ralph Emerson）。 Now she’s only really dismissed as an author ‘just for girls’ - not sure if sexism is better or worse than elitism and money？Moving on… I really loved Austen’s use of voice and character in the novel more generally - particularly as this is a novel primarily about women， female friendships， and the delicate social etiquette around women’s social circles。 Throughout this book we really get a sense of who each character is， but particularly the women， through their speech alone。 The best two examples of this are， hands down， Mrs Elton and Miss Bates。 This is already VERY long and I haven’t even spoken about my love for Mr Knightely… So I’ll skip over Mrs Elton to talk about Miss Bates - who I love。Poor Miss Bates is slowly becoming a social outcast。 Once the daughter of the local minister and a key figure in Highbury society， Miss Bates has become a spinster as she lives （in reduced circumstances） with her elderly mother。 She’s aware of her own circumstances and is well aware of the graces and kindness of people more fortunate than herself - particularly Emma and Mr Knightley - when they visit her or pay her any kind of notice。 Unfortunately， poor Miss Bates is so very ‘obliged’ by their attention that she can’t stop talking about it… She really is a compulsive talker and eager to please her friends as she flows from one topic to the next （rarely ever finishing her full thought。）Austen delights in showing us this whenever Miss Bates is on the page。 We are confronted with long， meandering paragraphs of Miss Bates being ‘so very obliged’ to everyone。 Austen particularly enjoys emphasising Miss Bates’ tedious speech by leaving out the other side of her conversations and just showing Miss Bates nattering on without （or so it appears to us） drawing breath。 It’s a very successful， and highly amusing， way of painting a picture of who Miss Bates is without just telling us that she’s an overwhelmingly， socially inept， but well meaning， bore。 It’s brilliant and I loved it。Now can I talk about Mr Knightley？ Okay I won’t say too much。 I really liked Mr Knightley as an Austen hero， as long as we ignore the slightly alarming age difference， he’s even contending with Mr Thornton for best （and most attractive） male lead in a Victorian novel！Mr Knightley is a genuinely kind person。 It’s his main， and best， quality and he never fails to act with kindness - well except maybe to Frank Churchill but he did deserve it！ He is logical and even ruthlessly rational in everything he does， whether it’s managing his estates or advising Emma on Harriet’s prospects in life， however， he never does anything out of malice or thoughtlessness。 Mr Knightley is nothing but generous， hardworking， and conscientious in a quiet， respectable manner。 He can always be depended on and he’s always there to help Emma when she needs it， even if she doesn’t always want it at the time！I also got quite mushy at his proposal - I’ll never get over his famous declaration:“I cannot make speeches， Emma。。。If I loved you less， I might be able to talk about it more。 But you know what I am。 You hear nothing but truth from me。 I have blamed you， and lectured you， and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it。”It was a very odd experience， I’m not really that kind of reader but I now get what people mean when they say they ‘melted’ over a fictional character… The less said about this the better I think！Overall， I really adored Emma。 It was a beautiful novel full of character， wit， and subtle social commentary。 If I’m honest there isn’t a lot of plot - this is more a string of vignettes and set pieces that allowed the characters to live and breathe。 As with all Austen novels the narration style does mean we are kept at a slight distance from everyone， but this is her best characterisation by far。 I genuinely think it is the most intimate we get with her main characters （hence why I got a bit mushy over Mr Knightley。） Austen FINALLY wrote a novel about one of her mean girls with a heart of gold and she created one of her most relatable， flawed characters in the process。 I’ll always be fond of Miss Woodhouse and feel a small sense of kinship with her due to our very similar flaws and for that I’ll always adore Emma - even if I end up feeling a bit ambivalent about the rest of Austen’s novels！ 。。。more

Kelly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 One star off because of Mr。 Knightly's confession of being in love with Emma since she was 13。 As if seeing her grow up wasn't bad enough， now we have to include that uncomfortable thought。 I really was feeling their relationship until that comment， it just made me cringe so badly。 I know back then it was a different day and age， but just cause it was "normal" doesn't equal right。 Other than that gripe， Jane Austen has her reputation for a reason， what a story。 A thoughtful， entertaining story。 One star off because of Mr。 Knightly's confession of being in love with Emma since she was 13。 As if seeing her grow up wasn't bad enough， now we have to include that uncomfortable thought。 I really was feeling their relationship until that comment， it just made me cringe so badly。 I know back then it was a different day and age， but just cause it was "normal" doesn't equal right。 Other than that gripe， Jane Austen has her reputation for a reason， what a story。 A thoughtful， entertaining story。 One girl learns that perhaps she has faults after all and grows from that thought。 。。。more

Pablo Boteyo ，

Emma should have been pushed down the stairs early on， hot take。

Franciccian ，

Ho trovato Emma molto snob， manipolatrice e molto egocentrica nel considerare gli altri pedine per arricchire il proprio ego。 Il libro è tutto un piano oscuro di Emma dove seleziona e muove i fili così da maritare i propri amici secondo le sue migliori vedute。 Vi è un personaggio che la bacchetta mostrando i suoi errori， le sue mancate supposizioni e di lui essa si innamora。 Fine。Non si poteva fare di meglio？ So bene che Jane Austin è molto amata e lodata， ma questa storia non è mai decollata ne Ho trovato Emma molto snob， manipolatrice e molto egocentrica nel considerare gli altri pedine per arricchire il proprio ego。 Il libro è tutto un piano oscuro di Emma dove seleziona e muove i fili così da maritare i propri amici secondo le sue migliori vedute。 Vi è un personaggio che la bacchetta mostrando i suoi errori， le sue mancate supposizioni e di lui essa si innamora。 Fine。Non si poteva fare di meglio？ So bene che Jane Austin è molto amata e lodata， ma questa storia non è mai decollata nella mia mente。 I personaggi senz'anima， deboli e vulnerabili。 Emma li sovrasta ma si scopre debole e umana anche lei。 Ho letto da qualche parte che questo romanzo è molto femminista nonostante i tempi in cui è stato pubblicato ma non sono d'accordo; Emma è una ragazza indipendente non perchè lo sia davvero interiormente ma perchè proviene da famiglia nobile， ergo non ha bisogno di sposarsi。 Non so， non mi ci sono sentita dentro。 。。。more

Žofia ，

Jane znovu nesklamala。 Jej štýl písania je kvetnatý， očarujúci a plynulý， za tento môj dojem môže najmä čeština， v ktorej som to čítala - slovenské preklady Austenovej sa mi veľmi nepáčia a pôsobia priveľmi jednoducho。 Hlavná hrdinka je tu pre zmenu z vysokých kruhov， je bohatá， dumavá， sebestredná a hádam príliš sebavedomá。 V diele mnohokrát chybuje， sledujeme tu jej charakterový prerod na pozadí spletitých ľúbostných príbehov。 Rozhodne sa nejedná o geniálnu Pýchu a predsudok， napriek tomu však Jane znovu nesklamala。 Jej štýl písania je kvetnatý， očarujúci a plynulý， za tento môj dojem môže najmä čeština， v ktorej som to čítala - slovenské preklady Austenovej sa mi veľmi nepáčia a pôsobia priveľmi jednoducho。 Hlavná hrdinka je tu pre zmenu z vysokých kruhov， je bohatá， dumavá， sebestredná a hádam príliš sebavedomá。 V diele mnohokrát chybuje， sledujeme tu jej charakterový prerod na pozadí spletitých ľúbostných príbehov。 Rozhodne sa nejedná o geniálnu Pýchu a predsudok， napriek tomu však autorka vôbec nesklamala。 Knihe nechýba ani správna dávka napätia a romantiky。 S autorkou vážne nešľapnete vedľa， nech už si od nej vyberiete čokoľvek。 Jej úžasným romantickým príbehom nikdy nechýba hlbšia myšlienka， ktorá jej diela robí obšírnejšími a kvalitnými。 Ako inak， ani Emmu som nečítala naposledy a rozhodne ju môžem odporučiť úplne všetkým。 。。。more

My Little Forest ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （2。5） first-class problems （main trigger）; fun wordplay games; nebby main focaliser。 I wish Frank came and rescued me like he did with Harriet。[Like I said， A Little Life brought me here。 I've rated it according to my views on what would've been Jude's final thoughts （provided that he'd finished the book）。] （2。5） first-class problems （main trigger）; fun wordplay games; nebby main focaliser。 I wish Frank came and rescued me like he did with Harriet。[Like I said， A Little Life brought me here。 I've rated it according to my views on what would've been Jude's final thoughts （provided that he'd finished the book）。] 。。。more

Jo March ，

En realidad es 3，5 estrellas。Tengo mucho que decir de este libro。Por empezar， me llevó muchísimo tiempo leerlo， y es algo que me esperaba。 Mi experiencia con Jane Austen comenzó con Orgullo y Prejuicio， y fue bastante similar a esta。 Se me hace muy pesada su narración， el lenguaje es muy distinto al actual， y al principio cuesta mucho identificar a los personajes。 Eso también me había pasado antes， debo volver las páginas atrás una y otra vez， pero sólo es en los primeros capítulos。 Los giros ar En realidad es 3，5 estrellas。Tengo mucho que decir de este libro。Por empezar， me llevó muchísimo tiempo leerlo， y es algo que me esperaba。 Mi experiencia con Jane Austen comenzó con Orgullo y Prejuicio， y fue bastante similar a esta。 Se me hace muy pesada su narración， el lenguaje es muy distinto al actual， y al principio cuesta mucho identificar a los personajes。 Eso también me había pasado antes， debo volver las páginas atrás una y otra vez， pero sólo es en los primeros capítulos。 Los giros argumentales son， no voy a decir pobres， pero algo lentos。 Entiendo que para la época， este tipo de cosas era normal， ya que los libros debían durarte mucho tiempo y cosas por el estilo， pero me termina enganchando llegando al final。 A ver， la historia está buena， pero no es una lectura ligera。 Estos son los contras por el momento。 Ahora， qué me gustó:La evolución de los personajes， principalmente de Emma， es tremenda。 Al principio es insoportable， pero a medida que pasan cosas aprende de sus errores， y termina dándose cuenta lo tonta que había sido。 Eso me encantó。 Los demás personajes también son geniales。 El Sr。 Woodhouse te hace reír a cada rato con sus manías， sus preocupaciones， etc。 Es muy loco cómo un resfriado era un susto de muerte en aquel entonces， y también el hecho de que hablen de las "ventajas" que podía producir una unión matrimonial。Al Sr。 Knightly lo amé desde el principio， principalmente porque era al único personaje que consideraba sensato。 Y Harriet， ¡pobre Harriet！， se notaba a la legua lo enamorada que estaba， pero Emma （muy buena amiga， sí señor （nótese el sarcasmo）） sólo quería ayudarla， porque el señor Martin era lo peor que podía pasarle （léase con sarcasmo otra vez， por favor）。Agradezco que Emma haya cambiado su opinión respecto a Jane; era una buena chica， y Emma todo envidia y vanidad。La señorita Bates y la señora Elton me hacían reír y sacar de quicio en idénticas cantidades。El final WOW， spoilers a continuación:（view spoiler）[ Realmente esperaba que Frank y Emma terminaran juntos。 Un poco lo quería también， a pesar de que algunas cosas de él no me caían， y de que por momentos no parecía que a ella le gustara。 Pero que se diera cuenta de su amor por Knightly OH， POR EL LEÓN， no me lo esperaba。 Aunque a medida que iba leyendo y reflexionando， entendía que tenía todo el sentido del mundo， y me parecía la mejor elección。 Por supuesto， me apenó muchísimo que Harriet estuviera enamorada de él y su seguridad de la correspondencia de su amor， justo cuando estaba por terminar el libro。 Ah， cuando Knightly confesó sus sentimientos CASI ME MUERO。 Por cosas como esta es que le pongo cuatro estrellas。 Nuevamente me apené por Harriet， más que nada por la facilidad con que Emma la hacía a un lado。 Hoy en día existen códigos para eso， aunque algunas amigas no los respeten。 Y， ¡oh， sorpresa！ Harriet se comprometió con Robert Martin， ¡y a Emma la hacía feliz！。 Me pareció una solución muy apresurada。 Hubiera sido mejor que doliera más， que Harriet se enterara， se pelearan más， y despuééééés recién llegara Robert a reparar su corazón。 En fin。 Todos se casaron， comieron perdices y fueron felices por siempre。 （hide spoiler）]¿Lo recomiendo？ Mi consejo es que decidas vos。 Buscá más reseñas， animáte， o no lo leas。 Hacé lo que quieras。No sé si lo volvería a leer; como dije， lo disfruté， pero se me hace largo。 Espero no pasar por lo mismo con Persuación。 Mi expectativa con Jane Austen （antes de leer Orgullo y Prejuicio） era encontrarme con algo similar a Mujercitas， pero no está ni cerca。 Lean Mujercitas。 。。。more

Asli ，

Compared to Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibilty， this book has some repetitions， making it unnecessarily long。 Ok

Lara ，

3。5/5

Bella ，

I was pretty bored until I remembered that clueless was based off of Emma， than I had a lot of fun matching the characters and story because I love clueless。

Eden ，

Well-written dialogue， like always。 Fun， driven main character to follow even though all her faults and their consequences are so obvious。 This and the other two Austen books I’ve read also include an alluring secondary love interest who turns out to have ill motives， so I liked how in this book， the secondary love interest had noble motives， but poor execution。 Only nitpick is that between the three Austen books I’ve read， the main romance in this one drew me in the least。 Still a good book abo Well-written dialogue， like always。 Fun， driven main character to follow even though all her faults and their consequences are so obvious。 This and the other two Austen books I’ve read also include an alluring secondary love interest who turns out to have ill motives， so I liked how in this book， the secondary love interest had noble motives， but poor execution。 Only nitpick is that between the three Austen books I’ve read， the main romance in this one drew me in the least。 Still a good book about learning not to stick your fingers in other peoples’ pies。 。。。more

Anna ，

I expected a lot more from this book after hearing that this was one of Austen’s most famous works。 But frankly it’s very boring。 The beginning and the end were fine because stuff was happening， but through the middle the book it dragged on and on， and it felt like nothing was happening。 I understand in the 1800s life wasn’t particularly exciting， but in her other books she found a way to make the constant dinner parties and afternoon walks interesting。 I truly don’t get why this is regarded so I expected a lot more from this book after hearing that this was one of Austen’s most famous works。 But frankly it’s very boring。 The beginning and the end were fine because stuff was happening， but through the middle the book it dragged on and on， and it felt like nothing was happening。 I understand in the 1800s life wasn’t particularly exciting， but in her other books she found a way to make the constant dinner parties and afternoon walks interesting。 I truly don’t get why this is regarded so highly in the world of literature， especially considering her other less popular books are， in my opinion， better。 I also didn’t love Emma as a character especially after she turned Harriet away from Robert Martin。 I’m giving it three stars because I thought the story was overall creative， and as always the writing is very beautifully written。 It also took me an embarrassingly long time to realize Clueless was based off this story。 。。。more

Cynthia Nicola ，

I'm glad I finished this one so I can say that I have read it but I did not like the majority of the characters and the story took quite a long time to really get started。 I'm glad I finished this one so I can say that I have read it but I did not like the majority of the characters and the story took quite a long time to really get started。 。。。more

Tobeylynn ，

I love Austen's novels and wish there were more of them。 I particularly enjoyed the verbal sparring between Emma and Knightley。 I love Austen's novels and wish there were more of them。 I particularly enjoyed the verbal sparring between Emma and Knightley。 。。。more

Margarita ，

Tiresome。 I much prefer my dose of Jane Austen on the Screen。

Molly O'Connor ，

I’m sure all my readers are delighted that I managed to unearth this virtually unknown novel by an obscure author to review it [insert heavy sarcasm here]。 But in all seriousness， just in case you haven’t already been tempted to read one of Austen’s best novels， let me assure you that it is well worth your time。 Emma herself is a fantastic heroine， who manages to simultaneously drive the reader demented as she dives headlong into another ill-advised scheme while never losing their good will。 I f I’m sure all my readers are delighted that I managed to unearth this virtually unknown novel by an obscure author to review it [insert heavy sarcasm here]。 But in all seriousness， just in case you haven’t already been tempted to read one of Austen’s best novels， let me assure you that it is well worth your time。 Emma herself is a fantastic heroine， who manages to simultaneously drive the reader demented as she dives headlong into another ill-advised scheme while never losing their good will。 I feel like Mr Knightley and Mrs Weston are perpetually arguing in my brain whenever I read this but ultimately I can’t help but love her。 As with much of Austen， the side characters are what make this story for me （shout out to Mr Woodhouse， Mrs Elton and Miss Bates for being exactly the sort of people I love reading about and would run a mile from if I met them in real life）。 But what makes Emma particularly special to me is the secondary story of Jane Fairfax that is playing out behind the scenes， with the full details being kept tantalisingly out of reach of the reader。 Every time I read it I feel like I spot something new and feel differently about the ending and I cannot recommend picking it up enough， whether it’s for the first time or the fiftieth。 Or just watch Clueless again， up to you。 。。。more

Camila ，

Okay， I give up。Chapter 28， and I'm officially giving up。I've been trying to listen to this audiobook for like 3 months now， and every single time I press play I fall asleep。 Or if I don't fall asleep， I get bored and go do something else。I just dont care。 I don't care if Emma finds love。 I don't care if she manages to get someone to marry her pretty friend。 I don't care if Mr。 Someguy is engaged to Miss。 Somegirl and what Emma's opinion on the match is。 I。 Just。 Don't。 Care。While I liked Jane A Okay， I give up。Chapter 28， and I'm officially giving up。I've been trying to listen to this audiobook for like 3 months now， and every single time I press play I fall asleep。 Or if I don't fall asleep， I get bored and go do something else。I just dont care。 I don't care if Emma finds love。 I don't care if she manages to get someone to marry her pretty friend。 I don't care if Mr。 Someguy is engaged to Miss。 Somegirl and what Emma's opinion on the match is。 I。 Just。 Don't。 Care。While I liked Jane Austen's writing on Pride and Prejudice， here I didn't。 It packed sarcasm， it lacked irony， it lacked anything entertaining happening。 I really couldn't care less about anything。Maybe I can enjoy some classics， but Emma is definitely not one of them。 。。。more

BARNALI KARGUPTA ，

A book that perfectly encapsulates a sense of community and belonging， written with unfailing compassion both for the characters and among them。 It left both Emma and me with a greater appreciation for the small things in life。

Ejayen ，

I removing a star for Emma。 I hated her。 Because she has the knowledge of a girl much older than her， her father assumes that she has the wisdom as well。 （by the way it mentions how she was able to do at ten what her sister was able to do at 17 and I'm left wondering if part of that is because they didn't start her sister as early as we would and if the sisters lessons were easier than we'd expect）（nothing against Mrs Weston， if the family doesn't insist on the older learning much and are happy I removing a star for Emma。 I hated her。 Because she has the knowledge of a girl much older than her， her father assumes that she has the wisdom as well。 （by the way it mentions how she was able to do at ten what her sister was able to do at 17 and I'm left wondering if part of that is because they didn't start her sister as early as we would and if the sisters lessons were easier than we'd expect）（nothing against Mrs Weston， if the family doesn't insist on the older learning much and are happy that the "smarter" younger knows just a little more there is nothing you can do） I know wisdom and knowledge have nothing to do with age， but I hope you get my point。The other thing that annoyed the life out of me is Emma does nothing。 She doesn't read， play music， sew， knit， crochet， tat， paint， embroider， sketch， visit tons of people， or enjoy the outdoors。 She just exists。 As someone who is considered slightly "smart"， slightly "spoiled"， I can tell you I hate doing nothing。 I must be doing something preferably two somethings like listening to Emma and playing strategy games or listening to Emma and laying out complicated pattern pieces。Having read no other Jane Austen I do plan on reading more and I wouldn't be surprised if this one ended up my least favorite， I need likeable characters and Emma doesn't cut it。 。。。more

Rachael ，

This will probably be my last Austen book。。。I just find the books so BORING。 The movies slap though。

Fer （fer_con_libros） ，

Debo decir que estoy sorprendida con esta historia。Anteriormente， solo habría leído Orgullo yprejuicio de tone Austen， que en comparación con esta novela tiene una atmosfera llena de tensión y drama， respecto a lo que sucede con sus personajes。 Emma， al contrario， me pareció una novela más ligera y llena de una atmósfera más colorida。 Es o por su protagonista， Emma， quién me pareceríauna joven vivaz， alegre， astuta， vanidosa y entrometido en la vida de los demás。 Una joven que sin duda no sabe e Debo decir que estoy sorprendida con esta historia。Anteriormente， solo habría leído Orgullo yprejuicio de tone Austen， que en comparación con esta novela tiene una atmosfera llena de tensión y drama， respecto a lo que sucede con sus personajes。 Emma， al contrario， me pareció una novela más ligera y llena de una atmósfera más colorida。 Es o por su protagonista， Emma， quién me pareceríauna joven vivaz， alegre， astuta， vanidosa y entrometido en la vida de los demás。 Una joven que sin duda no sabe estar quieta y tratar de manipular a que los demás vecon el mundo como ella lo ve。Esta novela es una novela llega de giros y enredados traviesos con un gran impacto en la vida de los afectados。 Debo decir que me gustaron las sorpresas que incluyó Jane Austen en esta novela， sorpresas agradables。 Y el uso de palabras fue muy buena durante la historia， para atraer al lector al mundo del pueblo que nos presentó， Pero， debo decir que hasta cierto punto， la historia se vuelve tediosa pues no hay grandes acontecimientos en las páginas más que prácticamente la vida de la protagonista， puedo incluso decir， que esta historia esta orientada para llegar al final。 Respecto a los protagonistas， no presentan un gran crecimiento， sin embargo， no puedo decir que sea nulo， si lo hubo， aunque solo fue notorio al final de la historia。¿ Y las parejas？ En mi opinión， parejas que fueron emparejados perfectamente。 。。。more

Anna Marie ，

I generally enjoyed this book！ It wasn’t my favourite Jane Austen novel by any means， but it delivered on the expectations and general ambience I’ve come to anticipate from Austen。 It truly was a romantic comedy of manners that had me cringing and groaning at the miscommunication and assumptions made by the characters。 It’s interesting to me that Austen allegedly had doubts surrounding the success of Emma as she didn’t think the titular character would be well-received， which…I get。 Emma definit I generally enjoyed this book！ It wasn’t my favourite Jane Austen novel by any means， but it delivered on the expectations and general ambience I’ve come to anticipate from Austen。 It truly was a romantic comedy of manners that had me cringing and groaning at the miscommunication and assumptions made by the characters。 It’s interesting to me that Austen allegedly had doubts surrounding the success of Emma as she didn’t think the titular character would be well-received， which…I get。 Emma definitely isn’t my favourite Austen character， which is why this is a four-star read for me。 For most of the novel I found her incredibly irritating and a vindictive part of me wanted her to get her comeuppance。 I can appreciate having a convoluted protagonist that isn’t cookie-cutter perfect; however， unfortunately， that did not make it any more enjoyable to read Emma’s meddlesome behaviour and momentarily malicious actions。 Mr。 Knightley though， I adored with all my heart。 Honestly， it’s Mr。 Knightley and Mr。 Knightley alone with his line “If I loved you less， I might be able to talk about it more” that settles Emma at four-stars for me。 。。。more

Monica ，

This book has me all kinds of worked up。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April till the end of May on the NovelStar app。 I hope you can consider joining。 You can also publish your stories there。 just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。

Belén ，

3。5 🌟

Sofia Levin ，

Finaste boken som finns。 Har saknat Jane Austens dolda konversation med läsaren när hon hånar sina egna karaktärer med hintar om deras enfald。 Har även saknat en kvinnlig karaktär med hybris som inte ifrågasätts。 Känner ingen saknad längre。 Emmas överlägsna talang， skönhet och charm kommer aldrig ifrågasättas och inte heller kommer min。

Reigne ，

I instantly connected to her writing style， her storytelling， her characters。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Heaven Yu ，

The books are totally deserving。 I loved them， and I think they are must read。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Elle ，

4。5 starsThis book was so genuinely funny。 It dragged a bit in the middle but overall was just as engaging as the other Austen novels I’ve read。 I really liked Emma despite everything lol。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Emma: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Emma: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Emma: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0