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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.

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as a funny and psychologically astute novel, despite an initially unappealing protagonist.
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, un roman d'espionnage avec des éléments romanesques et de l'amour.
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