Emma - **Giveaway** Emma by Jane Austen

Making up for the rubbishiness of this week guys :)

The giveaway is international and the prize is a paperback of the novel in question.

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Emma - My Favourite Mr Knightley Quotes

I am sorry everyone, I know I am scraping the bottom of the barrel a little this week but I just can't build up any enthusiasm for this book. 

So I give you my favourite Mr Knightley moments. 

It was badly done Emma, badly done

Does that make anyone else feel like a little kid being told off?

My dearest Emma," said he, "for dearest you will always be, whatever the event of this hour's conversation, my dearest, most beloved Emma...

Ok, if that isn't enough to make you go jelly legged I don't know what is *sigh*

I cannot make speeches, Emma... 

Yeah, Mr Darcy had the same trouble and look where that got him. Insulting someone while trying to propose... At least Mr Knightley manages a bit better huh :)

Emma - Screen Adaptations

I have only seen two of the Emma adaptations that are roaming out in the wild but I have a firm favourite between the two. 

But first I had better say which ones I have seen. 

Emma (1996) - the film with Gwyneth Paltrow 

and

Emma (1996) - the TV adaption with Kate Beckinsale







Don't get me wrong, both of these are good in their own way  - which is saying a lot when you consider that I don't even like the story ;)

My favourite of the two though is the TV adaption because it actually does the impossible and helps me tolerate Emma. It doesn't make me like the story anymore but I can watch it without wanting to throw an iron at the screen turn it off. 

The film version I find to be a little too quirky - does that make sense (it does in my head). It feels a bit too...modern and it doesn't quite it well with me. 

Emma - Novel Adaptations

Some more shout-outs my darlings :)


Want to know what happens after the last page?

Emma & Knightley: The Sequel to Jane Austen's Emma by Rachel Billington

A year later, Emma and Knightley are still living at Hartfield, surrounded by the Westons, the Eltons and the Bateses. But as events unfold, the couple must deal with the return of Frank Churchill, now widowed, and Knightley's apparently endless patience is tried by events in his brother's family, as well as his beloved Emma's whims and fancies. 
But the irrepressible Emma is restless ... 
Emma wants Knightley to stop treating her like a child. Knightley meanwhile wants his young bride to love him as a husband, not as the man she's always looked up to. With tragedy in the offing, and events unfolding that include beloved characters from Emma, the couple must find their way to each other, and to perfect happiness. 
With a wonderful grasp of the manners and style of the day, this warm and witty exploration of a marriage between a sheltered (not to say spoiled) young lady and the man she looked upon as an older brother fulfills the romantic longings of Jane Austen lovers everywhere.


Or maybe you want to know what was going through Mr Knightley's mind?


Mr. Knightley's Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #2) by Amanda Grange

Relive Jane Austen's Emma- from Mr. Knightley's point of view.

Between managing his estate and visiting his brother in London, Mr. Knightley is both exasperated and amused by his irresistibly beautiful, outrageously mischievous neighbor, Emma Woodhouse, whose misguided attempts at matchmaking are wreaking havoc in the village of Highbury.

But when a handsome newcomer arrives and catches Emma's attention, Mr. Knightley is shocked by his reaction. Amusement gives way to another emotion entirely-for his unreasonable dislike of the handsome newcomer seems suspiciously like jealousy. 






*Descriptions and images from goodreads.com*

Emma - Emma the Musical!

Emma the Musical!

Who knew?

 Well, I did obviously but only after doing some random goggling about 6 months ago :)

Emma - My Grumbles on Emma by Jane Austen

Beautiful, 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 protegee 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, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work

I am afraid that this week is going to be one of the most un-enthusiastic of the seven.

Why?

Because I just don’t like Emma *ducks for cover* - the book as a whole or the character. I just haven’t been able to gel with her character at all and it doesn’t matter how I look at it or how hard I squint I just don’t like her one little bit.

I don’t like how she acts or her attitude. She strikes me as the kind of person who knows what she is entitled too and will make sure that everyone else know too – but will do it in such a way that it will make her look like a saint.

Nope, I don’t like her one little bit.

The one redeeming feature of this book in my eyes is the character of Mr Knightley. Yeah, call me shallow if you like but there is no denying that he is a sweetheart and I love him all the more for giving Emma a telling off when she needs it and although he loves her he is not blind to her faults.