Emma《爱玛》

                  索书号：H319.5/93

Aboutthe author

Jane Austen简·奥斯丁(1775-1817)isawell-knownEnglishnovelist, andfew can match her in the ability of describing human character and social setting. Jane Austen has many novels worth reading, likePride and Prejudice《傲慢与偏见》,Sense and Sensibility《理智与情感》,Persuasion《劝导》. Emma《爱玛》is the last completely finished product of Jane Austen’s maturity, and in the opinion of most modern judge, of all her novels , the one can most perfectly represent her genius.

Highlights

◎Half of the world there will always be people who do not understand the joy of the other half.世界上总有一半人不理解另一半人的快乐。

◎Maybe it is our imperfections which make us so perfect for one another.

也许，正因为我们彼此的不完美，才让我们成为彼此的完美伴侣。

Review

文学口味的翻新，影响了几乎所有作家的声望。唯独莎士比亚和简•奥斯丁经久不衰。

——艾德蒙•威尔逊

Of all Jane Austen's heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed(有瑕疵的), the most infuriating（使人恼怒的）, and, in the end, the most endearing（可爱的，惹人喜爱的）.

—Alix Wilber

Introduction

Theprotagonist（主人公）of this book is Emma,who might not be the most attracting person in Jane Austen’s books, but she is the one so natural that we can easily find the people alike, and it isher imperfections that make this book is so worth reading.And this book will show you how Emma becomesendearing from infuriating.

                                    编辑：外国语学院13英三 刘嘉敏

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