The Emily Emmins Papers

The Emily Emmins Papers by Carolyn Wells is a humorous satirical collection of fictional writings attributed to the character Emily Emmins a small-town amateur writer with lofty literary ambitions. Through this collection Wells a prolific author known for her witty and light-hearted prose pokes fun at the pretensions of amateur writers and the literary trends of the early 20th century. Emily Emmins is portrayed as an enthusiastic yet hilariously misguided writer who aspires to greatness but often misses the mark in her attempts at poetry essays and critiques. Her exaggerated opinions and humorous misunderstandings of literature and social etiquette provide the backbone of the comedic narrative. Wells cleverly uses Emily's voice to mock both the over-earnestness of would-be writers and the literary clichés of the time.