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 Emma: Volume 1 - Kaoru Mori
Newest Review: ... At the start of the book, Emma is working for William's old governess, Kelly Stownar, a formidable old battleaxe with a ... more  ... singular wit who had taken Emma in as a young street urchin and to whom Emma became a devouted maid. It is not long, however, before Mrs. Stownar ends up dying of old age and Emma is left to her own devices, resulting in her trying to find herself in a world that doesn't allow much freedom for somebody in her societal class. As the other main protagonist, William is portrayed as a person not caring much for the importance of society and belies a certain Zeitgeist toward more modern points of view. He can't understand ...more |
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Emma: Volume 1 - Kaoru Mori: Love and Life in Victorian England (1629 words)
by - written on 04/02/09 (Very useful, 111 readings)
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Stories of people in high society falling in love with people of the lower class or servilitude are not exactly new, and the usual storylines of the family acting indignant and unyieldingly to their son's unacceptable affections, that in the end usually results in the son getting his way as love conquers all, have been done plenty of times in the past in many different media. Kaori Mori's Emma (published between 2002 and 2006) is really not that much different to the usual pattern, but is notable for the fact that it is actually a manga set in 19th Century England, something that is not immediately usual for a Japanese mangaka to do. Mori is known for being a big ... Read the complete review
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