I have a copy and know how many pages it is but i need to know a rough word count and i couldnt find it anywhere online. I was just wondering how many words emma is by jane austen, of course. Jane austen s blog is the place to come for the latest news and updates on all things janeite, from new media releases to the latest happenings at the jane austen festival, centre, regency tea rooms and online gift shop. Emma, by jane austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings. Jane persuasion austen 1775 1817 jane austen was born 16 december 1775 at steventon parish, hampshire, england. How jane austen s emma changed the face of fiction the story of a selfdeluded heroine in a small village, jane austen s emma hardly seems revolutionary. Woodhouse worries and frets, miss bates chatters on, and emma blithely manipulates and misunderstands her. My jane austen confession or austen by the numbers my. The novel is aproximately 400 pagesquite long indeed, but when you bought a novel in 1851, you expected many days worth of pleasure from it. Jane austen bibliography of sequels and continuations. The novel is aproximately 400 pagesquite long indeed, but when you bought a novel in 1851, you expected many days worth of. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect. Emma woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence.
Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Page 17 this was all that was generally known of her history. Emma study guide contains a biography of jane austen, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. For diehard fans of emma, this annotated edition is a musthave. Emma a fascinating, humorous, and timeless comingofage tale featuring one of jane austen s most memorable characters. The cambridge companion to jane austen, edited by edward copeland and juliet mcmaster, cambridge university press, 1997.
This is a pretty similar length to austens persuasion 87,978, but northanger abbey is much shorter at 77, 815. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Jul 26, 2012 jane austen, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in hampshire in 1775, and later lived in bath and the village of chawton. On the other side of the spectrum, the longest heyer novel listed below is frederica 3,851 with austens longer novels pushing far past that number, emma 155,887 and mansfield park 159, 526. Jul 17, 2011 emma, by jane austen, first published in december 1815, is a comic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. Emma is the story of emma woodhouse, a selfsatisfied girl who has it all, and her mischiefs in matchmaking. Emma contains 876,635 characters, 160,993 words and 2,397 paragraphs. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of emma by jane austen. Jul 17, 2016 the first half of my discussion of the various adaptations of jane austens emma. Reading length provides a calculation for the word count of this book, find out how. The culmination of jane austens genius, a sparkling.
Emma audiobook by jane austen part 2 of 2 audio book. Emma was austen s fourth published novel, and the last to appear before her death. The author explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in georgianregency england. Pride and prejudice and emma have no page numbers, chapters start in the middle of the page, and the books are physically too large to hold comfortably. May 10, 2016 ever wanted to know the word counts for your favourite regency romance novels. She was a very pretty girl, and her beauty happened to be of a sort which emma particularly admired. As someone who attempts to write novels in the genre, i was interested for myself to see how long georgette heyer and jane. Like all her novels pride and prejudice and sense and sensibility, the narrative is simple, straightforward and the story develops through seemingly commonplace conversations and events. Emma stands her ground despite the time period this story was written. As a child and teenager, she wrote brilliantly witty stories for her familys amusement, as well as a novella, lady susan.
Lady susan is a short epistolary novel by jane austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Dec 05, 2015 how jane austens emma changed the face of fiction the story of a selfdeluded heroine in a small village, jane austens emma hardly seems revolutionary. Emma is a comic novel by jane austen, first published in december 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. For these statistics, i copied the text from the project gutenberg editions of the books and pasted the text into bbedit for the mac to derive the character and word count and used microsoft words readability statistics to. Emma has been meaning to read more ever since she was twelve. In emma, as is not uncommon in austen, illness both defines characters and drives the plot.
Jane austens emma is her masterpiece, mixing the sparkle of her early books with a deep sensibility, writes robert mccrum. Emma by jane austen, 9780141199528, available at book depository with free. What is the book emma by jane austen about and how many. Page 392 and when a ladys in the case, you know all other things give place. Sherry reads jane austens sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. In the beginning of the book up until about the 250 page mark, the story is somewhat slow, but as emma discovers that her love matchmaking. Pride and prejudice and emma have no page numbers, chapters start in the middle of the page, and the books are. Intended to be very similar to the book, it will be nearly identical at first, but certain key differences will be made known.
Emma woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition. Anya taylorjoy, who plays emma, is irresistibly so in the new film. The novel was first published in december 1815, with its title page listing a publication date of 1816. The project gutenberg ebook of emma, by jane austen reuse. The first half of my discussion of the various adaptations of jane austen s emma. Woodhouse worries and frets, miss bates chatters on, and emma blithely manipulates and misunderstands her friends and family until she finally learns her lesson. I read it when i was fourteen, and fell in love with it right there and then. See a complete list of the characters in emma and indepth analyses of emma woodhouse, mr. And emma fixes her attention on the vicar chapter ii 2 of mr. The culmination of jane austens genius, a sparkling comedy of love and marriagenow in a stunning 200thanniversary penguin classics deluxe. Character commodification as a response to class destabilization in emma. How jane austens emma changed the face of fiction books.
Imagine the victorian age, with everyone dressed to a t and possessing the greatest of manners. The project gutenberg ebook of emma, by jane austen this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Emma, by jane austen, first published in december 1815, is a comic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. Intended to be very similar to the book, it will be nearly identical at. Emma jane austen 1775 1817 sherry reads jane austen s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. This early complete work, which the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the title character. National tour of emma by jane austen, in a new adaptation by tim luscombe, directed by colin blumenau produced by the production exchange. Jane was devoted to her older sister, cassandraelizabeth, and eventually wrote enough letters to her to choke a horse. National tour of emma by jane austen, in a new adaptation by tim luscombe, directed by colin blumenau produced by the. A few years ago i read my first jane austen, which was pride and prejudice, and i really enjoyed it. Even emma can see that jane is approximately 37 million times more of a gentlewoman than mrs.
In fact, several contemporary writers have recognized the heroic qualities in jane fairfax and have rewritten emma by placing jane as the heroine. May 12, 2011 of course its silly to examine jane austen purely on word counts and paragraph lengths, but it can be instructive. Emma wonders why jane fairfax is still staying with her aunts. There is no indication in the description that it is not the full text of the original. Pride and prejudice contains 681,005 characters, 122,189 words and 2,118 paragraphs, for an average of 58 words per paragraph. I thought it was very silly at first that this entire book is all about who ends up with whom but jane austen does more than that, in fact jane austen is a lot more than that. It was my misfortune that all three were published by createspace independent publishing platform.
This character goes against the status quo in the sense of marriage for instance. When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful emma woodhouse one of jane austen s immortal creations flatters herself that she alone has secured the marriage and that she possesses a special talent for bringing lovers together. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Begins around the time of the coles dinner or just before, and goes from there. Jasna is a nonprofit organization, staffed by volunteers, whose mission is to foster among the widest number of readers the study, appreciation, and understanding of jane austen s works, her life, and her genius. It has large print, different text from the original opening, and is about a sixth the size of the original book by jane austen. Emma by jane austen page to screen comparisons youtube. She was the seventh child and second daughter of the rev. For readers new to jane austen s work, its the perfect way to start what might likely turn out to be a lifelong love affair with her worka highly readable, wonderfully illustrated and remarkably enlightening annotation of emma. Emma herself says about miss taylor that she fell little short of a mother in affection. Emma woodhouse is one of austens most captivating and vivid characters. Jane austen finds that emma must learn to be a better person with greater respect for others.
Prior to starting the novel, austen wrote, i am going to take a heroine whom noone but myself will much like. When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful emma woodhouse one of jane austens immortal creations flatters herself that she alone has secured the marriage and that she possesses a special talent for bringing lovers together. Word counts for your favourite regency romance novels. Jane austen, emma an udon entertainment production in association with morpheus publishing limited just in time for the 200th anniversary, manga classics. The novel was first published in december 1815, with its title page listing a.
Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole. Weston, his son, and the effects of weddingcake on the constitution chapter iii 3 an eveningparty at hartfield, to which emma invites harriet smith chapter iv 4 harriet has a beau, but emma has a better idea chapter v 5 mr. Woodhouse provides a classic portrait of the hypochondriac and a humorous glimpse into the overwrought fears about ordinary lifedrafts, gruel, journeysfor such a man. Emma version 3 jane austen jane austen famously described emma woodhouse, the title character of her 1815 novel, as a heroine whom no. It is set in the fictional country village of highbury and the surrounding estates of hartfield, randalls, and donwell abbey and involves the relationships among people from a small number of families. Emma is a comic novel by jane austen, first published in 1816, about the perils of misconstrued romance.
Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here. The jane austen society of north america is dedicated to the enjoyment and appreciation of jane austen and her writing. The secret story of the second heroine in jane austen s emma. Weston, his son, and the effects of weddingcake on the constitution. Emma brings jane austen s classic tale of youthful folly and romantic exuberance to a modern audience with this beautiful, new manga adaptation. She had no visible friends but what had been acquired at highbury, and was now just returned from a long visit in the country to some young ladies who had been at school there with her. Emma is the novel that introduced me to the treasure that are jane austen s masterpieces. When emma goes to make amends the next morning, she learns that jane has accepted a position as governess and will be leaving soon. She is not the superior young woman which emma s friend ought to be. The main character, emma woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as handsome, clever, and rich but is also rather spoiled.
Jane austen, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in hampshire in 1775, and later lived in bath and the village of chawton. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Emma she was one of those who, having once begun, would be always in love. Bestselling victorian author jane austen has created many memorable female characters, with intriguing emma woodhouse being perhaps the most popular. Emma feels sorry for jane s having to take a position, but her attentions are repulsed. Page 1 emma woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence, and had lived nearly twentyone years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.
Emma jane austen wrote some of the most remarkable romantic novels in english, and emma is said to be written at the height of her powers. This is a replacement of the ending of jane austen s emma, picking up at volume 3, chapter 6. But on the other hand, as emma wants to see her better informed, it will be an inducement to her to read more herself. Emma is a novel by jane austen that was first published in 1815.