Emma

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a comic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among her characters. Contents......Page 1 CHAPTER I......Page 4 CHAPTER II......Page 10 CHAPTER III......Page 13 CHAPTER IV......Page 17 CHAPTER V......Page 24 CHAPTER VI......Page 27 CHAPTER VII......Page 33 CHAPTER VIII......Page 38 CHAPTER IX......Page 46 CHAPTER X......Page 57 CHAPTER XI......Page 62 CHAPTER XII......Page 66 CHAPTER XIII......Page 73 CHAPTER XIV......Page 79 CHAPTER XV......Page 84 CHAPTER XVI......Page 90 CHAPTER XVII......Page 94 CHAPTER XVIII......Page 96 CHAPTER I......Page 101 CHAPTER II......Page 107 CHAPTER III......Page 111 CHAPTER IV......Page 119 CHAPTER V......Page 122 CHAPTER VI......Page 128 CHAPTER VII......Page 134 CHAPTER VIII......Page 138 CHAPTER IX......Page 151 CHAPTER X......Page 158 CHAPTER XI......Page 162 CHAPTER XII......Page 169 CHAPTER XIII......Page 174 CHAPTER XIV......Page 177 CHAPTER XV......Page 185 CHAPTER XVI......Page 191 CHAPTER XVII......Page 198 CHAPTER XVIII......Page 202 CHAPTER I......Page 208 CHAPTER II......Page 211 CHAPTER III......Page 219 CHAPTER IV......Page 222 CHAPTER V......Page 227 CHAPTER VI......Page 233 CHAPTER VII......Page 243 CHAPTER VIII......Page 250 CHAPTER IX......Page 255 CHAPTER X......Page 260 CHAPTER XI......Page 267 CHAPTER XII......Page 275 CHAPTER XIII......Page 280 CHAPTER XIV......Page 286 CHAPTER XV......Page 292 CHAPTER XVI......Page 297 CHAPTER XVII......Page 304 CHAPTER XVIII......Page 310 CHAPTER XIX......Page 318

emma Is The Story Of The Eponymous Miss Woodhouse Who, Having Lost Her Close Companion Anne Taylor To Marriage, Sets Out On An Ill-fated Career Of Match-making In The Town Of Highbury. Taking As Her Subject The Pretty But Dreary Harriet Smith, She Manages To Cause Misunderstandings With Every New Tactic She Employs. Though Precious And Spoilt, Emma Is Charming To All Around Her And So It Takes Her Some Time To Learn Her Lesson And Profit From Spending Less Time Worrying About How Other People Should Live Their Lives.

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Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.