Oft-copied but never bettered, Jane Austen's Emma is a remarkable
comedy of manners.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning,
clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon
markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any
book lover. This edition is illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson
and includes an afterword by David Pinching.
Austen follows the charming but insensitive Emma Woodhouse as she sets
out on an ill-fated career of match-making in the little town of
Highbury. Taking the pretty but dreary Harriet Smith as her subject,
Emma creates misunderstandings and chaos as she tries to find Harriet a
suitor, until she begins to realize it isn't the lives of others she
must try to transform.