The Annotated Emma

ISBN: 0307390772

Author: Austen, Jane

Condition: Used

From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austens 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 Austens 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 illustrationsFilled 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. Shapards Annotated Emma brings Austens world into richer focus.