Emma
Sinopse
Tufts & Co. Pocket Essentials<br/>A tantalizing fragment from one of the greatest literary voices of the Victorian era<br/>In Emma, Charlotte Brontë offers a haunting glimpse of a new narrative —poised to become another masterwork— cut short by her untimely death. This unfinished novel begins with the arrival of a mysterious orphaned girl, Matilda Fitzgibbon, at a secluded girls' school in provincial England. What begins as a tale of quiet domestic routine quickly hints at hidden traumas, buried identities, and Brontë’s signature concern with social vulnerability and female autonomy.<br/>Though only a fragment, Emmabrims with the sharp psychological insight, dark undertones, and narrative promise that made Jane Eyre and Villette enduring classics. This edition preserves Brontë’s original manuscript text while inviting readers to imagine the haunting possibilities of what might have followed.<br/>Praise from Scholars:<br/>“Even in unfinished form, Emma bears the unmistakable voice of Brontë at her most suggestive and psychologically astute.”<br/>— Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth<br/>“There’s something ghostly and arresting in these few pages— a new heroine on the verge of becoming fully alive.”<br/>— Juliet Barker, The Brontës<br/>“In Emma, we feel Brontë reaching toward a quieter, more interior mode of storytelling— what we have is not a fragment, but a seed.”<br/>— Lyndall Gordon, biographer of Charlotte Brontë<br/>Perfect For Readers Who Appreciate: Unfinished classics and literary curiosities Gothic and psychological themes in 19th-century fiction Charlotte Brontë’s other works like Villette and Shirley Reflections on women’s voices, identity, and storytelling
Sinopse
Tufts & Co. Pocket Essentials<br/>A tantalizing fragment from one of the greatest literary voices of the Victorian era<br/>In Emma, Charlotte Brontë offers a haunting glimpse of a new narrative —poised to become another masterwork— cut short by her untimely death. This unfinished novel begins with the arrival of a mysterious orphaned girl, Matilda Fitzgibbon, at a secluded girls' school in provincial England. What begins as a tale of quiet domestic routine quickly hints at hidden traumas, buried identities, and Brontë’s signature concern with social vulnerability and female autonomy.<br/>Though only a fragment, Emmabrims with the sharp psychological insight, dark undertones, and narrative promise that made Jane Eyre and Villette enduring classics. This edition preserves Brontë’s original manuscript text while inviting readers to imagine the haunting possibilities of what might have followed.<br/>Praise from Scholars:<br/>“Even in unfinished form, Emma bears the unmistakable voice of Brontë at her most suggestive and psychologically astute.”<br/>— Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth<br/>“There’s something ghostly and arresting in these few pages— a new heroine on the verge of becoming fully alive.”<br/>— Juliet Barker, The Brontës<br/>“In Emma, we feel Brontë reaching toward a quieter, more interior mode of storytelling— what we have is not a fragment, but a seed.”<br/>— Lyndall Gordon, biographer of Charlotte Brontë<br/>Perfect For Readers Who Appreciate: Unfinished classics and literary curiosities Gothic and psychological themes in 19th-century fiction Charlotte Brontë’s other works like Villette and Shirley Reflections on women’s voices, identity, and storytelling