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I am working my way through Austen's works. This year,
was up, and I rather enjoyed it. One of my friends has pointed out to me that this book is an editing nightmare, and she is right to an extent. There are a number of long, run-on sentences. There are also times when conversations between characters are taking place and it's difficult to follow who is saying what. Because of these issues, at times I felt that Austen was either rushing to get this book written or to get it on the shelf.
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was up, and I rather enjoyed it. One of my friends has pointed out to me that this book is an editing nightmare, and she is right to an extent. There are a number of long, run-on sentences. There are also times when conversations between characters are taking place and it's difficult to follow who is saying what. Because of these issues, at times I felt that Austen was either rushing to get this book written or to get it on the shelf. N ...more
Emma lives w/ her father, Mr. Woodhouse & claims to want to remain a spinster while trying her wiles @ matchmaking w/ her friend Harriet. She turns Harriet away from her 1st suiter only to lead her towards men that are not the right one. In the end, Harriet does marry her 1st suiter & Emma finally realizes she can remain @ home & marry her neighbor Mr. Knightly.
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