Posted by kathleen (elder) on June 04, 1997 at 06:10:28:

In reply to Re: Emma = Caroline Bingley [P&P]? posted by THe Mysterious H.C. on June 04, 1997 at 00:51:23

] ] Finally, [in Emma] Austen gives heroine time to a young woman who is both rich and popular - and puts her into a situation deep enough to produce the author's most poignant work!
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] "Most poignant work"? That's a matter of opinion!
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I do consider Emma to be JA's best written novel, however.

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