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Emma
Emma | Austen Jane
Emma Woodhouse is a beautiful, privledged and headstrong young woman living in Regency England who constantly meddles in her friends' lives. Jane Austen witty and powerful storytelling is at play in this masterful romance classic. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope youll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and cant wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes
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Doppoetry
Emma | Jane Austen
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕The Goblin Emperor
📕A Storm of Swords
📙Lord of The Necropolis
🎧Emma
🎧Night of the Hunter
🎧 Gods of Jade and Shadow

Progress:

I haven't finished anything this week, but I made steady progress in Emma and Gods of Jade and Shadow, I hope to do better next week.

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Shawna
Emma | Jane Austin
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🩷🩷 4w
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JenReadsAlot
Emma | Jane Austin
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Pickpick

This took me a long time to read. I forgot how different the writing/language is with classics! #authoramonth @Soubhiville

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Mirazzles
Emma | Jane Austin
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Pickpick

Just finished this one for the second time. I must admit I appreciated it much more the second time around. For all her faults, I can‘t help but be fond of Emma📚🥰

kezzlou85 Beautiful edition. 2mo
Ruthiella I like Emma too, despite her faults. 2mo
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Susanita
Emma | Jane Austin
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1. Busy week! A couple appointments, evening commitments, etc.
2. Tagged. It‘s going slowly.
3. Quirky and introspective.
#motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Have a good week. Thanks for joining in x 2mo
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Susanita
Emma | Jane Austin
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Goals for #JoyousJanuary
-Emma at least 75% (currently 10%)
-Sea Wife for Tuesday book club (currently 29%)
-Roverandom
-2 issues Real Simple

Bonus: anything that comes through the Libby portal and/or something from my #readordonate or #readorbail piles.

#readathon

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vlwelser
Emma | Jane Austin
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I loved the movie Clueless when I was a teen. So this book was pretty fun because in my head it was those characters with the fun outfits. But honestly there's like way too much dialogue in this. Or something. Whatever.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville 😆 whatever. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! My least favorite Austen, honestly - Emma drives me a bit up the wall! 3mo
vlwelser @TheAromaofBooks But Cher from Clueless is so fun and extra. Otherwise this might have been intolerable imo. 3mo
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IndoorDame
Emma | Jane Austen
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#AuthorAMonth I enjoyed Emma even more the 2nd time. When I first read it I appreciated the dialogue (some of Austen‘s best) & found the writing relaxing and the ending heartwarming. But I approached it more seriously since I didn‘t read as many classics then, & found myself cringing at some of the characters vapidity & naivety. This time I was able to appreciate the humor more & see the caricature of village life in all its ridiculous glory.

Soubhiville That‘s a pretty edition. I have Alice in Wonderland in this edition series. 🙂 3mo
IndoorDame @Soubhiville oooh, love the idea of a seasons Alice! 3mo
vivastory I love these editions 3mo
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IndoorDame @vivastory same! This is my only one, but I just had to have at least one 😊 3mo
vivastory I had my eye on the Dracula edition (now out of print) but decided at the time not to get it bc I already had 3 or 4 other editions 3mo
IndoorDame @vivastory so many awesome editions of Dracula to choose from! 3mo
MaureenMc I have this edition too! 😁 I‘ve managed to get all of Austen‘s novels in these editions except for Persuasion. 3mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I have this edition too! 3mo
Karisimo I need to find this edition 😍 3mo
IndoorDame @Karisimo the editions in this line are called Seasons books (though I totally don‘t remember why) you should be able to look them up pretty easily that way 3mo
Gissy I have that gorgeous edition and the bookmark. 😍 3mo
IndoorDame @Gissy I‘ve seen pics of the bookmark. Lovely! 3mo
Cuilin Lovely review, Emma was the first Austen I read as a teenager. I love rereading her as an adult and having a greater capacity to sympathize with characters. 3mo
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Megabooks
Emma | Jane Austen
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Mehso-so

1. I have always wanted to read Emma because Clueless is a favorite movie.
2. I have always wanted a Penguin clothbound because they are gorgeous.
3. I have NEVER EVER struggled with a book more since A Tale of Two Cities in 11th grade.
4. I really don‘t think Austen or Dickens are for me.
5. You don‘t have to love classics to love reading.
6. First #AuthorAMonth of ‘24 in the bag!

BarbaraBB Lol. Great review. Emma is my least favorite Austen so maybe you shouldn‘t give up on her - yet 😃 3mo
Soubhiville Good job finishing it then! I agree, you don‘t have to read classics to be an avid reader. 3mo
vivastory I liked Emma, but in retrospect 😂 I had a blast with Northanger Abbey. Hard agree with #5 though! 3mo
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Ruthiella Absolutely to No. 5! I happen have a bent for classics, but there are other kinds of books (time periods, authors, reading levels, genres, etc.) that are just not for me. 3mo
yourfavouritemixtape I have tried reading this after deciding to name my daughter Emma and I just couldn‘t get through it… 3mo
Suet624 Amen to #5 3mo
squirrelbrain I do love the Clothbound Classics though! 3mo
Hooked_on_books Such a pretty edition! 3mo
Read4life I‘m with you on #4! I‘m reading Northanger Abbey now so maybe I‘ll find an Austen I like but Dickens just isn‘t for me. 3mo
Bluebird Emma is also my least favorite. Nevertheless, I totally agree with #5! 3mo
Centique Ive never really warmed to Austen except for Northanger Abbey. Love the movies and tv series though! And of course number 5 is exactly right 👍👍 3mo
Chelsea.Poole My secret (and now confession) as a librarian and book lover: I‘ve never read a Jane Austen novel. 😱 I don‘t think I ever will! (edited) 3mo
CBee Thank you for #5. I used to have a hang up about that very thing and finally got over it! 😂 2mo
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IndoorDame
Emma | Jane Austen
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#midwintersolace
Settling in for my #hyggehourreadathon with my #authoramonth book and some cocoa to ward off the snowstorm and sneak in some extra #hyggehugs. Hope everyone is safe and warm tonight. 🤍❄️

Chrissyreadit 🩵❄️🩵 3mo
JenReadsAlot I'm going to start Emma tonight! 3mo
IndoorDame @JenReadsAlot 🩵🩵🩵 3mo
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dabbe Love EMMA, and your book is gorgeous! I'm reading SENSE AND SENSIBILITY for #authoramonth. Nothing like starting January with Austen! 🖤💜🖤 3mo
IndoorDame @dabbe Sense and Sensibility is wonderful!!!! I agree, there‘s nothing like starting the year with Austen💜 3mo
Sparklemn Beautiful edition! 3mo
AllDebooks Gorgeous edition 😍 3mo
IndoorDame @AllDebooks @Sparklemn Thanks! I collected each Austen in a different fun edition! I know it would drive lots of readers up the walls to see their shelves that way, but it makes me happy 😃 3mo
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IndoorDame
Emma | Jane Austen
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Reading this as I‘m staring out the window at the snow that‘s been falling since I woke up and is supposed to continue through tomorrow. I find myself in complete agreement with Jane‘s view on winter storms!!! #AAM #pemberlittens

Cuilin 🩷 Emma. 3mo
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IndoorDame
Emma | Jane Austen
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#HashtagBrigade I seem to be raising little literary critics! I can‘t get even one of these furballs to sit with me while I read The Bros K. I even tried reading to Cass aloud yesterday, she ran away so fast! Clearly not a Dostoevsky fan 😂 Then today I started re-reading Emma for #authoramonth & they both cuddle up sweet as can be. They practically never both sit in my lap at the same time. I think they‘re Austen fans! #pemberlittens #catsoflitsy

Gissy ☺️ #austenFanCats 😻😻 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 3mo
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IndoorDame @RaeLovesToRead SO right!!! 😁😆 3mo
Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead 😹😹😹 3mo
StayCurious I love this! 3mo
IndoorDame @StayCurious 💜💜💜 3mo
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CrowCAH
Emma | Jane Austen
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Lieh
Emma | Jane Austin
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Wonderful!

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mabell
Emma | Austen Jane
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Oh Emma!

I find her so relatable, yet maddening. 😆 Well meaning, but not as shrewd and sensible as she thinks she is. Believing in her own superior judgment, yet continually putting her foot in it.

I didn‘t have quite the patience and understanding for Emma as I did on previous readings. Mr. Wodehouse wore me to a frazzle this time, also. 🤣 It was enjoyable to compare the story again to Clueless and match similarities/differences.

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LeaKell
Emma | Austen Jane
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Pickpick

My favorite Austen book thus far. My literary crush is officially Mr. Knightley.

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nanuska_153
Emma | Jane Austin
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This is so strangely accurate 🤣🤣

#Pemberlittens

DGRachel 😂😂 9mo
Littlewolf1 Love this 9mo
batsy 🤣 9mo
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DrSabrinaMoldenReads
Emma | Jane Austin
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First of all, make sure not to get the “Signet Classic” edition because Margaret Drabble discloses the entire plot in the Introduction. (Sigh)
Jane Austen worked the magic of engaging me in the story to the extent that I felt I was visiting real people and the characters and relationships are intriguing. But she overdid it with unnecessary, irrelevant stuff, trying to tie up all loose ends. Ultimately, it was disappointing to me.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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twinkletoes74
Emma | Jane Austen
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Pickpick

I find the character of Emma a little arrogant. But it is still a very enjoyable story.

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads
Emma | Jane Austen
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I wanted to come on here and let you know that to me , so far, starting Chapter 5, that I find, Emma and especially her father, Mr. Woodhouse, to be hilarious. Emma is not at all likable to me which adds to the humor. I also keep thinking about “A Room of One‘s Own” by Virginia Woolfe in which she notes that Jane had to write in the presence of her family. How did she come up with this? I love it.

KathyWheeler Me. Woodhouse is absolutely insane! I laugh every time he appears. 11mo
DrSabrinaMoldenReads @KathyWheeler I do too! He is so funny!! 11mo
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DrSabrinaMoldenReads
Emma | Austen Jane
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I‘ve been so surprised how much I‘ve been enjoying this novel. Since I also loved “Persuasion”, I guess I am joining the ranks of being a Jane Austen fan. Her characterization of women is intriguing to me.

KathyWheeler I‘ve been reading this for quite some time — I pick it up, read some, and put it down and read something else. I don‘t know why I haven‘t finished it because I‘m loving it. 11mo
DrSabrinaMoldenReads @KathyWheeler Some books are like that 11mo
KathyWheeler @DrSabrinaMoldenReads they are. It‘s been a couple of years! I pick it up, read a few chapters, and put it down. A few months later, I pick it up again. Surprisingly, I haven‘t forgotten anything that‘s happened though. 11mo
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vonnie862
Emma | Jane Austen
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Books that start with each letter for Easter:

E-mma
A-ngelology
S-cythe
T-hrone of Glass
E-yre Affair
R-easy Player One

#EasterOMC #picturechallenge
@Clwojick @LadyKatrina

annahenke I love ALL these books! 🙋‍♀️ 12mo
Clwojick 🖤🖤🖤 12mo
Sapphire Clever! 12mo
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bookish6
Emma | Jane Austen
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"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

I love Jane Austen. ❤️

#janeausten #bookwithapinkcover

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Gretav322
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Una delle parole più ricorrenti è ‘buon senso‘ e altre ad essa collegate come ‘ragione‘, ‘giusta condotta‘, ‘senso del dovere‘.

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lauraisntwilder
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Emma, as a heroine, is fine, but her dad is THE BEST. And I love Miss Bates. I would love to spend an evening being safely kept out of drafts and away from open windows eating gruel with Mr. Woodhouse and Miss Bates. I hope Jane Fairfax is happy and never has to speak to Mrs. Elton again.

BarbaraBB Gorgeous photo 😍 1y
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Updrifting
Emma by Jane Austin | Jane Austen
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You know you're gonna like your hotel when this greets you on your nightstand.

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catsuit_mango
Emma | Jane Austin
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My last book was a pan : too much torture, I hope Emma will be a nice palate cleanser ;)

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Sharv_Sona
Emma | Jane Austen
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Pickpick

I finished reading this book on Thursday, but I was so caught up with it that I forgot to post quotes and a review.

I have to say, this book was a good refresher as it was a truly a gem. Then again, it‘s Jane Austen. It was a brilliantly written romantic comedy, and the character development was also amazing. Emma is a person who needed “fixing” at the time this book was set, and the way that Jane Austen wrote about her was great!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Bluebird
Emma | Austen Jane
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Book: Emma
Author: George Eliot
Movie: ET, Eight Men Out
Singer: Elvis, Eagles, Elton John
Song: Eight Days a Week

#manicmonday

CBee Thanks for playing 😊😊 2y
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ulrichyumiodd
Emma | Austen Jane
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Pickpick

Emma is quite flawed - but I feel that‘s what makes her likable and interesting. She tries to do her best while being awfully misguided, often because of her own prejudice… and it‘s hilarious to see the events unfold exactly as a more sensible person would have expected them to unfold. I also like how independent Emma is and how she finds ways around her father‘s concerns. I‘d say it‘s one of my favorite Jane Austen book!

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Teresereading
Emma | Jane Austen
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#ArtfulAugust #LoveTriangle
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Emma's meddling lead to multiple love triangles 🔺️ ❤️

Eggs Perfect 👏🏻❤️📚 2y
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Gissy
Emma | Jane Austin
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I still enjoyed more Persuasion. I‘m still new in Jane Austen world. Liked it but not loved it. Book deserves a re-read but I will watch first a movie adaptation and will read some retellings before the re-read. Any recommendations will be appreciated. I will like to re-read it for next year. Do you see these beautiful editions? I still want two editions that I love. Every re-read will be in a different edition. Book collector😜
Thanks @mabell

Gissy @mabell gave me the Penguin Classic edition😍🥰

Last book read for July 2022 #20in4 Readathon @Andrew65 I read two long books for this Readathon and this was the last book read for July 3.5/3.8⭐️

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks
#JaneAustenReadathon
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Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏🥂🍾🙌🥳😍 2y
TheAromaofBooks Such gorgeous editions!!! You may enjoy reading this one, which runs parallel to Emma - 2y
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Gissy @TheAromaofBooks I tagged the title, Thank You🤗❤️ 2y
mabell You‘re welcome! The one in the bottom left is so pretty! 😍 And your paper cutouts! (scherenschnitte 😊) 2y
Gissy @mabell That one is a Spanish edition. I‘m buying the classics in that edition because the covers are so pretty. I still want the Chiltern publishing copies. Am I a book hoarder? Nooo! I‘m a book collector😜Classics are for re-reads so it justifies the multiple editions☺️The bookmark comes with that book edition. They are limited copies but I missed the Persuasion one. Which Jane Austen novel is your favorite? 2y
mabell Classics are perfect for multiple pretty copies! 😊 It‘s been a while since I have reread all the Austen novels. From memory I think my favorite would be Emma or Northanger Abbey. Or Pride and Prejudice 2y
Gissy @mabell I will try again Emma but I‘m going to watch a movie adaptation first. 2y
mabell @Gissy A lot of people don‘t love Emma, and it‘s been years since I read it, so I may feel differently after a reread. 🤷‍♀️ I haven‘t seen any Emma adaptations, but I know my mom really liked the Gwyneth Paltrow version. 😊 2y
Gissy @mabell I will try that adaptation🤗 2y
DivineDiana And there‘s always Clueless! For a modern interpretation! 2y
Gissy @DivineDiana I heard about that, I will try that one too, Thank you🤗 2y
Gissy @DivineDiana I heard about that, I will try that one too, Thank you🤗 2y
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Melli
Emma | Austen Jane
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Emma | Jane Austin
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Eggs
Emma | Jane Austen, James Kinsley, Adela Pinch
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Sophronisba
Emma | Jane Austen
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One of my children and I have surveyed the recent trend of gritty backstories and are now workshopping WOODHOUSE, in which the tale is finally told of why Emma's father was such a hypochondriac.

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2y
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LeahBergen
Emma | Jane Austen, James Kinsley, Adela Pinch
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Day 31: #Walks

Sure, Mrs. Elton. Very natural and simple. 😆

And with this post I have completed the entire month of the #200PnPCovers challenge! It‘s been a while since I‘ve done a daily posting challenge and this was lots of fun.

Thanks so much for hosting, @CrowCAH and @mabell !

mabell Oh Mrs. Elton 😆 A quite picturesque way to end! Thank you so much for posting this month, Leah! I loved reading your pithy quotes from Jane and peeking into your lovely collection! 2y
CrowCAH What a nice repast! Yay, I‘m so glad you joined the fun and posted daily! Can‘t go wrong with Jane Austen!!! 2y
Cathythoughts Great quote👍 Strawberries 🍓❤️ 2y
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freeatlast1137
Emma | Jane Austin
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Pickpick

I started off thinking I was not going to like this book *judging a book by its cover*, however, I really enjoyed Emma terrible attempts at matchmaking and her conversations with Mr. Knightly.

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Librarybelle
Emma | Jane Austen
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Mr Woodhouse comes to mind as one of the most eccentric (at least in 21st century standards) #parents in Austen‘s novels. In some ways, in my mind, he gives Mrs Bennet a run for her money! 😂

Pictured is one of my copies of Emma, thanks to @CarolineLovesToRead !

mabell What a pretty copy! And you are definitely right about Mr. Woodhouse! Quite eccentric! 2y
CrowCAH He is very particular about how things are done. 2y
CarolineLovesToRead Glad you like it 2y
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LeahBergen
Emma | Jane Austen, James Kinsley, Adela Pinch
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Day 19: #Music

“Mrs. Bates, deprived of her usual employment, slumbering on one side, Frank Churchill, at a table, near her, most deedily occupied about her spectacles, and Jane Fairfax, standing with her back to them, intent on her pianoforte.”

Any Regency gal worth her salt knew how to rock the pianoforte. 😆

#200PnPCovers

@CrowCAH @mabell

Cathythoughts 👍😂 2y
mabell Perfect! As is your summary 😂 2y
CrowCAH For sure!!! Spoiler: he sent the pianoforte to her !!! 2y
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LeahBergen
Emma | Jane Austen, James Kinsley, Adela Pinch
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Day 17: #Marriage

“Mr. Elton is going to be married!”

This is an edition that I own with the lovely Fritz Kredel illustrations.

#200PnPCovers

@CrowCAH @mabell

CrowCAH I think he only did it to spite Emma. 2y
rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 2y
mabell The thing about Mr. Elton getting married is it brought us Mrs. Elton 🙄 2y
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