At the time of completion austen was thirty nine years old.

Jane austen emma cover background. Background of the story emma woodhouse in the first sentence of the novel is handsome clever and rich with a comfortable home and a happy disposition. Aug 6 2008 updated. And had lived nearly twenty one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. The novel was first published in december 1815 with its title page listing a publication date of 1816.

She earned less than forty pounds from the book during her lifetime though it earned. Jane austen came into the world on december 16th 1775. Jane austen was born on december 16 1775 at steventon in the south of england where her father served as a rector preacher for the rural community. Please note this is an lined notebook.

She was the seventh of eight children in an affectionate and high spirited family. Jane austen began to write emma in january of 1814 and finished it a little over a year later in march of 1815. One printed sheet. Emma by jane austen is a novel about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings.

Click here for the unlined sketchbook. She was to be their seventh child and only the second daughter to the couple. As one of only two girls jane was very attached to her sister throughout her life. Emma fourth novel by jane austen published in three volumes in 1815.

Other features which make this luxury emma cover notebook such a wonderful book to write in are. 4 3 9 customer reviews. Born to reverend george austen of the steventon rectory and cassandra austen of the leigh family. The regency period of jane austen s time provided a picture of england that differed greatly from that of today.

Emma was published at the end of 1815 with 2 000 copies being printed 563 more than a quarter were still unsold after four years. Jane austen born december 16 1775 steventon hampshire england died july 18 1817 winchester hampshire english writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. Set in highbury england in the early 19th century the novel centers on emma woodhouse a precocious young woman whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities occasions several romantic misadventures. This resource contains several powerpoints which provide lesson presentations about contemporary thinking and events and handouts that relate to jane austen s novel emma.

She published four novels during her lifetime.

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