Emma - 2 CDmp3 (Čte Veronika Khek Kubařová)

We have developed a certain bad habit here: knowing better than others what would benefit them. ***** Wealthy Emma Woodhouse remained at Hartfield only with her elderly, ailing father, as the governess had married. The charming twenty-one-year-old suddenly lacks a kindred spirit, so she takes under her wing the pliable Harriet, an orphan of unclear origin, and decides to direct her protégée's prospects. However, the effort to refine the girl and a series of foolishly applied speculations about who feels what for whom and who would be the best match does not benefit life at the estate at all. Benevolent prejudices pile up, troubles escalate, and neighbors suffer. Will Emma realize in time that meddling in the happiness of others – especially after the arrival of the annoying Mrs. Elton, who can be ten times more domineering – is not the way to go? Or is it that the young matchmaker is compensating for something with her "princely advice"? And what about her brother-in-law, who is the only one not hesitating to steer the girl's charmingly manipulative tendencies? ***** The famous novel of manners presents a sensitive theme that surely troubled not only the British during the reign of George III. It has seen a number of film adaptations, among which the productions featuring Gwyneth Paltrow or Kate Beckinsale stand out. A modernized version...