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Austen, Jane; [Hammond, Chris, Illus.] EMMA London George Allen 1898

Early illustrated printing. With a myriad of illustrations in black and white by Chris Hammond. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth, decorated in gilt across the cover, the spine lettered and tooled in gilt, t.e.g. xxvi, 504 pp. A handsome copy, bright and clean, the spine slightly mellowed, internally fresh and clean.

A HANDSOME AND ILLUSTRATED PRINTING. Jane Austen rejected the romantic and heroic tradition of such writers as Ann Radcliffe, and in concentrating on English home life produced novels that came impressively close to artistic perfection. In EMMA, the last-written of her published works, Austen created the most admirable and lovable of her heroines. These novels of contemporary English life seen through female eyes did much to bring the unfairness of society towards women to the public's attention. Although light-hearted and sweet, many consider her works among the earliest of English feminist literature.
Austen's popularity seems to never weaken and she is as widely loved today as ever. Nineteenth century editions of her works have become elusive and are always in demand.

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