Emma – Folio Society Edition by Jane Austen

Emma – Folio Society Edition

Jane Austen with Fay Weldon, Sam Wolfe Connelly

448 pages • first pub 1815 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance funny lighthearted slow-paced

Description

‘I am going to take a heroine whom nobody but myself will much like,’ wrote Jane Austen when beginning Emma in January 1814. In this she was proved wrong. Pride and Prejudice may be her most famous novel, Persuasion her most deeply affecting, but ...

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Moods

lighthearted 86%
funny 70%
relaxing 30%
emotional 25%
reflective 22%
hopeful 20%
challenging 7%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 4%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 29%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

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