Following her governess's marriage, wealthy, spoilt Emma Woodhouse seeks new company and new amusement. Ignoring the warnings of her friend Mr Knightley, she begins a series of terrible blunders. Through letters to her sister, the author presents the reader with puzzles to confuse even the best detective. Who sent the mystery piano? Why is Mr Elton so charming and Miss Fairfax so reserved? How many men can Harriet love? Who is hiding a shocking secret? With little understanding of her own feelings, can Emma lead anyone towards happiness? Can you solve any of the mysteries before Emma does?
This book is part of a book series called Baker Street Readers .
There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Baker Street Press .
GILL TAVNER was an English Teacher and Head of Department before turning to writing when she had young children of her own. She has also taught English in South East Asia, worked as a personal trainer, been a management trainee in an insurance company, led treks in Africa, run her own business and painted fake tattoos on Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Perhaps it is this variety that makes her such a versatile writer. Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was an English novelist best known for her six major novels, "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Persuasion", "Northanger Abbey", "Mansfield Park" and "Emma". Helen Armstrong has worked as a professional teacher and trainer, and writes training guides on child welfare and child safety. She is married and lives in Wiltshire. Ann Kronheimer is an illustrator living in London.
This book contains the following story:
Emma
'I must warn you that you might guess twenty things without guessing correctly.'Following her governess's marriage, wealthy, spoilt Emma Woodhouse seeks new company and new amusement. Ignoring the warnings of her friend Mr Knightley, she begins a series of terrible blunders. Through letters to her sister, the author presents the reader with puzzles to confuse even the best detective. Who sent the mystery piano? Why is Mr Elton so charming and Miss Fairfax so reserved? How many men can Harriet love? Who is hiding a shocking secret? With little understanding of her own feelings, can Emma lead anyone towards happiness? Can you solve any of the mysteries before Emma does?
This book is in the following series:
Baker Street Readers
Real Reads
Real Reads are retellings of great literature from around the world, each fitted into a 64-page book. The series aims to make classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.
