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Emma

Book • 2005

The novel follows Emma Woodhouse, a beautiful, clever, and rich young woman who has lived nearly twenty-one years with very little distress.

Emma decides to take up matchmaking, despite the advice of her friend Mr. Knightley.

Her attempts to match her new friend Harriet Smith with various men lead to complications and ultimately test her own detachment from the world of romance.

The novel explores themes of education, courtship, and social class in Georgian-Regency England, highlighting Emma's journey of self-discovery and learning from her mistakes.

Mentioned by

Alexandra Schwartz

Peter Frankopan

Mentioned in 51 episodes

Mentioned by Shiloh Brooks as a great literature book to meditate on love.

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Mentioned by

Neil Freeman

when stating that the movie 'Clueless' is a modern retelling of it.

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Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as some listeners consider it as a better Jane Austen novel compared to Pride and Prejudice.

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Mentioned by

David Plotz

as a funny and psychologically astute novel, despite an initially unappealing protagonist.

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Mentioned by

Eric Kahn

when discussing the character Emma's transformation.

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Mentioned by

Alexandra Schwartz

as her current favorite Austin novel, highlighting its complexity and mystery.

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Mentioned by

Will Lloyd

, who was press-ganged into reading her, but eventually enjoyed it.

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Mentioned as one of Jane Austen's classics in full cast BBC audio dramatizations.

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, un roman d'espionnage avec des éléments romanesques et de l'amour.

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Mentioned by

Cariad Lloyd

when discussing Jane Austen adaptations.

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Mentioned by Jacob Alley as one of his favorite characters in literature.

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Mentioned by

Robert George

as an example when discussing literary criticism in his classes.

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Mentioned by

Greg Jenner

as one of Jane Austen's classic novels.

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Mentioned by

Michael Gove

to illustrate the timelessness of Jane Austen's plots and later as the basis for a discussion of its heroine.

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Mentioned as part of a series on all six Jane Austen novels, for use as primers to the book.

282: Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen

Mentioned by

Brian Sauve

to help people to understand the flaw in this argument.

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Mentioned by

Richard Murphy

as one of Jane Austen's novels.

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Mentioned by

Trent Horn

as an example of a work featuring love triangles, common in young adult fiction marketed to women.

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Mentioned by

Alexandra Schwartz

as an example of how gossip can be both amusing and embarrassing, highlighting Emma's misinterpretations and the consequences of her actions.

Gossip, Then and Now

Mentioned by

Peter Frankopan

in reference to the character Frank Churchill.

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