{"product_id":"emma-9780593622476","title":"Emma","description":"\u003cb\u003eJane Austen x Puffin in Bloom with a gorgeous illustrated cover by Anna Bond, the artist behind the renowned lifestyle brand Rifle Paper Co.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautiful, clever, rich--and single--Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégée, Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, \u003ci\u003eEmma \u003c\/i\u003eis often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon near Basingstoke, the seventh child of the rector of the parish. She lived with her family at Steventon until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Here she remained, except for a few visits to London, until in May 1817 she moved to Winchester to be near her doctor. There she died on July 18, 1817. \u003cp\u003e As a girl Jane Austen wrote stories, including burlesques of popular romances. Her works were only published after much revision, four novels being published in her lifetime. These are \u003cb\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/b\u003e (1811), \u003cb\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/b\u003e (1813), \u003cb\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/b\u003e (1814) and \u003cb\u003eEmma\u003c\/b\u003e (1816). Two other novels, \u003cb\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/b\u003e, were published posthumously in 1818 with a biographical notice by her brother, Henry Austen, the first formal announcement of her authorship. \u003cb\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/b\u003e was written in a race against failing health in 1815-16. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, \u003cb\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/b\u003e, and an unfinished novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/b\u003e. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, \u003cb\u003eSanditon\u003c\/b\u003e, a fragmentary draft of which survives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575091007762,"sku":"9780593622476","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3b2f752-4620-48cd-b2d5-02f0904a5082.jpg?v=1776157365","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/emma-9780593622476","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}