MR (I) Emma Pk (Macmillan Readers 2005)

SUMMARY: Emma Woodhouse was very pretty, very clever and very rich. She was charming too and she had many friends. Emma always thought she was right. Most of her friends agree with her. Only Mr Knightly thought she was wrong. Emma is a matchmaker--she thinks she knows who should marry whom. But Emma’s matchmaking causes mistakes and unhappiness. And Emma is so busy taking an interest in others' lives that she does not notice her own, growing feelings for a man she believes is just a friend. "Emma Woodhouse is a young woman in Regency England. She lives in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her father, a valetudinarian (one who is afraid they will become ill) who is principally characterized by excessive concern for the health and safety of his loved ones. Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly Mr. Knightley, her neighbour from the adjacent estate of Donwell, and brother of her elder sister Isabella's husband. As the novel opens, Emma has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her old governess and best friend. Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband, Mr Weston, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and decides that she rather likes matchmaking. Against Mr. Knightley's advice, Emma forges ahead with her new avocation; this time she tries to match her new friend Harriet Smith, a sweet but none-too-bright girl of seventeen described as "the natural [illegitimate] daughter of somebody" to Mr. Elton, the local vicar..." "Emma Woodhouse was very pretty, very clever and very rich. She was charming too and she had many friends. Emma always thought she was right. Most of her friends agree with her. Only Mr Knightly thought she was wrong. Emma is a matchmaker--she thinks she knows who should marry whom. But Emma?s matchmaking causes mistakes and unhappiness. And Emma is so busy taking an interest in others' lives that she does not notice her own, growing feelings for a man she believes is just a friend."--Back cover "Emma Woodhouse was very pretty, very clever and very rich. She was charming too and she had many friends. Emma always thought she was right. Most of her friends agree with her. Only Mr Knightly thought she was wrong. Emma is a matchmaker? she thinks she knows who should marry whom. But Emma?s matchmaking causes mistakes and unhappiness. And Emma is so busy taking an interest in others? lives that she does not notice her own, growing feelings for a man she believes is just a friend."? back cover Emma is an adapted Intermediate level reader written by Jane Austen. One of Austen’s finest works, Emma is the story of a wealthy girl whose favourite hobby is matchmaking. With Emma so busy trying to be a matchmaker amongst her friends, she does not notice her own growing feelings for a man she believes is just a friend. Emma é uma jovem bonita e rica cujopassatempo predileto é “agir como cupido”. Mas, quando ela apresenta sua amiga Harriet para o Sr. Elton, um jovem viúvo, os resultados acabam sendo desastrosos.