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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.

Jane Austen the First Line of Emma

Originally Published Dec. 1, 1815

Paperback edition:

495 pages - Dec. 13, 2016