Emma
(Jane Austen)
Emma, an enthralling novel of love and humour, was completed and published in 1815 and was Jane Austen?s fourth published novel. Her works also included Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Mansfield Park (1814) and two other novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which were published posthumously in 1818. Austen died in 1817, a year after the publication of Emma, and is remembered and admired by both critics and literature lovers for her dedication to the written word and ability for story telling.
Emma recounts a time in the life of Emma Woodhouse, a young lady of the estate and master of her father's affections. Emma considers herself an expert matchmaker and takes great pleasure in meddling in the romantic lives of others. Having lost her mother at a tender age, Emma has taken her place at her father's side, humouring his hypochondriac tendencies and disregarding the notion of her ever falling in love.
In this exquisite narrative, Emma sets her sights on the naive and pliable Harriet Smith and undertakes to find her a suitable match. She begins by persuading Harriet, who is in awe of Emma, to decline the affections of Robert Martin and turn her attentions to Mr. Elton, who is in Emma?s opinion of superior quality and quite obviously taken by the lovely young Harriet. However, when the identity of Mr. Elton?s true fondness is revealed, the dispirited Harriet turns her attentions to Mr. knightly. This unexpected turn of events leaves Emma in disarray and challenges her steadfast imperviousness to love.
In this exquisite comedy of love and mystification, Emma of Hartfield learns the consequences of her meddling ways and finds herself in an new and unexpected romance.
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