Emma — The Companion Edition (eBook)

Jane Austen said she was taking "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." Two centuries of readers have been proving her wrong — and arguing about Emma Woodhouse ever since.

This is Austen's complete Emma — all fifty-five chapters, unabridged, in the text of the 1815 first edition, period spellings and all, with the Prince Regent dedication restored — wrapped in a companion written for reading together. An original introduction (including the story of that dedication, accepted from a prince Austen privately despised); a Who's Who of Highbury with the thread to watch in every character; five Regency explainers — the marriage market, rank and gentility in Highbury, the governess question, letters and visits, and the novel's money, from Emma's thirty thousand pounds to Jane Fairfax's few hundred; a guide to the letters and set pieces the plot turns on, from Robert Martin's proposal letter to the Box Hill picnic; a short life of Austen; an honest note on the period material; and forty-four discussion questions — chapter-group sets for every stretch of the book plus a whole-book set — spoiler-fenced throughout, so the novel's central secret stays secret until Austen reveals it.

The novel's text is public domain. All companion material is original to this edition. This is an independent publication, not affiliated with or endorsed by any other edition or adaptation.

Formats: EPUB eBook ($9.99, this listing). Paperback ($16.99) and hardcover ($27.99) follow on KDP; the printable Book Club Kit is available in this store.