Opinions of Emma

Summary

Captⁿ. Austen.—liked it extremely, observing that though there might be more Wit in P&P—& an higher Morality in MP—yet altogether, on account of it's peculiar air of Nature throughout, he preferred it to either.

M^rs. F. A.—liked & admired it very much indeed, but must still prefer P. & P.

M^rs. J. Bridges—preferred it to all the others.

Miss Sharp—better than MP.—but not so well as P.&P.— pleased with the Heroine for her Originality, delighted with M^r. K—& called M^rs. Elton beyond praise.— dissatisfied with Jane Fairfax.

Cassandra—better than P. & P.—but not so well as M. P.—

Fanny K.—not so well as either P. & P. or MP.—could not bear Emma herself.— M^r. Knightley delightful.—Should like J. F.—if she knew more of her —

M^r. & M^rs. J. A.—did not like it so well as either of the 3 others. Language different from the others; not so easily read.—

Edward—preferred it to MP.—only.—M^r.K. liked by every body.

Miss Bigg—not equal to either P & P.—or MP.—objected to the sameness of the subject (Match-making) all through.—Too much of M^r. Elton &H. Smith. Language superior to the others.—

My Mother—thought it more entertaining than MP. —but not so interesting as P. & P.—No characters in it equal to Ly Catherine & M^r. Collins.—

Miss Lloyd—thought it as clever as either of the others, but did not receive so much pleasure from it as from P. & P.—& MP.—

M^rs. & Miss Craven—liked it very much, but not so much as the others.—

Fanny Cage—liked it very much indeed & classed it between P & P.—&MP.—

M^r. Sherer—did not think it equal to either MP—(which he liked the best of all) or P & P.—Displeased with my pictures of Clergymen.—

Miss Bigg—on reading it a second time, liked Miss Bates much better than at first, & expressed herself as liking all the people of Highbury in general, except Harriet Smith— but c^d. not help thinking her too silly in her Loves.