From the editor of the popular
Annotated Pride and Prejudice
comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s
Emma
that makes her beloved tale of an endearingly inept matchmaker an even more satisfying read.
Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 2,200 annotations on facing pages, including:
● Explanations of historical context
● Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings
● Definitions and clarifications
● Literary comments and analysis
● Maps of places in the novel
● An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events
● Nearly 200 informative illustrations
Filled with fascinating information about everything from the social status of spinsters and illegitimate children to the shopping habits of fashionable ladies to English attitudes toward the Roma, David M. Shapard’s
Annotated Emma
brings Austen’s world into richer focus.