After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. —EM Forster. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Since I needed to read this right away for book club, and my library request hadn't come in, I had to dash to the bookstore to buy it. Penguin Clothbound Classics Penguin Clothbound Classics designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. I don't know why this book got so many great reviews because I downloaded an ebook that read like a bad English translation. Emma is one of Austen's and my least favorite characters. The Ring of the Nibelung (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Part of: Penguin Clothbound Classics (3 Books) | by Richard Wagner , John Deathridge, et al. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2018. I don't know where this copy has come from but in the first page it mentions Emma's "mom" then soon after "buddy & pal" this is when I gave up and will look for a proper copy! The Ring of the Nibelung (Penguin Clothbound Classics) by Wagner, Richard (Author); Deathridge, John (Editor, Translator, Introduction) and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. The books are cheap and are not at all a pleasure to read. I think I just prefer my characters to be a bit gritty and rough around the edges and not so concerned about expectations and the opinions of others. Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. At first I didn't know if it was just the old-fashioned writing but after reading even a few pages it became obvious that the writing was in desperate need of editing. V&A Children's Classics | 3 for £21. You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to your search query. I would of probably not have read Austin for awhile if not brought to my attention by the late Patrick Obrian. Amazon, what is this ?! This is hands down my favorite book collection. Hardcover $21.48 $ 21. Yet, for this edition of Emma, I had not even FINISHED reading the book when entire pages began falling out because of whatever cheap glue and binding process Penguin now uses. Penguin English Library | 5 for £25. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2017. ‘I just got really obsessed with how foil and cloth was used on Victorian bindings,’ she says, explaining that she rummaged through printers’ samples to unearth ‘amazing colours’ of both. Sometimes she is definitely mean-spirited. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2018. This is often cited as one of those all time great classics but, while it is well written with an easy smooth flow, I can honestly say it is not really for me. Please try again. Ever since Penguin redesigned their books and changed the book bindings in the last few years, all of their books have greatly degraded in quality. They’re designed by the legendary Coralie Bickford-Smith and they’re SO gorgeous in person. Most matchmakers are bossy types and are universally in the MYOB (mind your own business) crowd. this is a great character study with a good lesson, Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2018. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectable editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Needs editing! There were grammatical errors that made it difficult to read. Why is this in your store ? There's a problem loading this menu right now. Hardcover $26.00 $ 26. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Hardcover $139.86 $ 139. Please try again. The first clue was in the introduction where a list of novels includes “Satisfaction and Prejudice”. She could have more positively spent her time perfecting her musicianship or working on her artistic talent. | Apr 26, 2011. Something went wrong. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Emma, as a work of fiction, is perfection to me when I finished reading it. Possibly by a machine. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, All customers get FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon, The Earl and the Spinster: A Regency Romance Novel (The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Book 1), The Marquis and the Vixen: A Regency Romance Novel (The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Book 2), The Lieutenant and the Lady: A Regency Romance Novel (The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Book 5). This has been noticeable not only in Emma, but also in their other editions. Either it is in desperate need of an editor or it is a bad translation. Penguin Modern Classics. Although this wasn’t the last of Austen’s novels to be published, it was the last in her lifetime. 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You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to your search query. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It reads as if it has been translated into another language and back again. I am not careless of my books, and I have never had new books fall apart even after repeated readings. Clothbound Classics | 3 for £33. But the humble authoress has made it into a piece of ivory. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,347. 48 $30.00 $30.00. Please try your request again later. Coralie Bickford-Smith Collection. 86 $170.00 $170.00. Then I saw that friends were referred to as "pals" and "buddies." There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. HOMER: The Iliad & The Odyssey (Deluxe Edition), FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon, Major Works of Charles Dickens (Great Expectations / Hard Times / Oliver Twist / A Christmas Carol / Bleak House / A Tale of Two Cities) (Penguin Clothbound Classics), The Brontë Sisters Boxed Set: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villette (Penguin Clothbound Classics), Little Women (Little Women series Book 1), The Woman in White [with Biographical Introduction], Crime and Punishment (Penguin Clothbound Classics), Jane Austen: The Complete Works 7-Book Boxed Set: Classics hardcover boxed set (Penguin Clothbound Classics), Great Expectations [Classic Tales Edition], The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics). Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018. Download the sample first to see what you're getting! Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. It was amsuing to see how wrong Emma could get things, especially when she was so convinced she was right. 00. Get it as soon as Wed, Aug 12. Included with a Kindle Unlimited membership. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2019. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2018. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Unable to add item to List. John le Carré The Smiley Boxset . Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon, A Christmas Carol (AmazonClassics Edition). In British English the word "dear" can mean expensive as well as meaning "much beloved," and "dear Emma" was rendered as "expensive Emma" or "pricy Emma." Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I only got a chapter in because of the gibberish-like quality. The killer was when "intercourse," meaning interactions among people, was rendered as "sex." Emma (200th Anniversary Edition): With 40 Original Illustrations, Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Clothbound Classics), Great Expectations (Macmillan Collector's Library), "Jane Austen is my favorite author! There's a problem loading this menu right now. This for me is one of those books akin to putting on an old cosy pullover, simply because I find myself transported straight into Highbury and its characters. Jane Austen: The Complete Works 7-Book Boxed Set: Classics hardcover boxed set (Penguin Clothbound Classics) by Jane Austen and Coralie Bickford-Smith. Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020. Instead, reading these books is an experience of disappointment and frustration because of their terrible bindings. The thing was like a Google translation into English from a foreign language. Isokon Penguin Donkey - Pink. 4.2 out of 5 stars 53. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The sentences became more and more unintelligible. Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in.

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