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Emma; or, The Unfortunate Attachment [electronic resource]

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An early British novel, attributed to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, which explores the problems of first impressions and arranged marriages from the perspective of a woman who would suffer the long-term consequences of both.

Title Emma
or, The Unfortunate Attachment [electronic resource] : A Sentimental Novel / Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
edited and with an introduction by Jonathan David Gross.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Albany : State University of New York Press
Creation Date c2004
Notes "Seven independent sources list her [Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire] as author, including the most recent and definitive work on the subject, The English novel, which atttibutes the novel to her with a question mark"--P. 10.
"Published anonymously in 1773 and attributed to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Intro -- Emma -- or, The Unfortunate Attachment A Sentimental Novel -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE LADY CAMDEN -- List of Subscribers -- Emma Vol. One -- Emma Vol. Two -- Emma Vol. Three -- Appendix 1: Collation of 1773 and 1784 Editions -- Appendix 2: Collation of 1773 and 1787 Editions -- Appendix 3: Poems by Lady Georgiana -- with one poem by David Garrick -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Extent xiv, 322 p. : ill.
Language English
National Library system number 997010712372205171
MARC RECORDS

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