Emma (Wordsworth Classics)

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading.

Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible.

• 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'.
• She sees the signs of romance all around her but believes she will never be married.

Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective.

• Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy.
• The ending is a triumph of understanding.