Emma Approved Squared

This past Monday was the launch of the new video series Emma Approved.

I adored the Lizzie Bennet Diaries (which I talked about a bit along with Jane Austen in general here) and am so excited for this next adaptation.

Before you watch, swing by the website that has some hilarious posts! It looks like a real life blog, complete with fashion posts and more! (I love new interactive media... so awesome:)

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So, the series:

Emma Woodhouse.
Her job: lifestyle coach and matchmaker
Her slogan: "I make your life better"
Her success rate: 100%...unless her latest couple Annie and Weston breaks up.


Now, I'm not going to lie. Emma is pretty annoying--this modern adaptation of her character really brings out some of her more obnoxious qualities. And that wink ugh.

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But isn't that the point of great literature youtube adaptations? I'm very excited to see how her character develops.

New videos are posted on Mondays and Thursdays. Head on over now to see the first two videos!

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Emma Approved is approved by me! :)

love, emma
xo

Welcome to Hartfield

Hartfield. 

Home to Emma Woodhouse, famed character of Jane Austen's 1815 novel. 

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I would like to think that I'm way better than spoiled and meddling Emma, but although my life may be different from hers, I am no better... and that's one of the best things about reading. You don't have to agree with the character simply because it's her story. You can have a complex love/hate relationship, which is much closer to real life than just agreeing with a character's actions all the time. Emma infuriates me. But she makes me think about my life (which really should be the goal of any book).

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I look at Emma's life and think wow, this girl has it all and she doesn't even appreciate it! But that's me, too... and just about every other person on this planet. Someone out there is thinking that I'm spoiled too, and someone else thinks that that person isn't grateful for everything that is truly awesome in their life.

So my home might not actually be a gorgeous British estate from the Regency era (hint: it's not), but I'll call it Hartfield anyway...

Home is made up of the books you read and the people (real or fictional) that you love, or love to hate. Home can be whatever and wherever you want it to be.

So I shall call this little Internet home of mine Hartfield.

love,

emma

xo

Ps: to learn more about me, visit the about page.