Explanation

Jane Austen has great fun with this novel, teasing at the social mores of her time, where the hunting of a suitable partner is an all-consuming game. Emma Woodhouse is a confident, elitist young woman, whose self-belief leads to a series of romantic misunderstandings as she makes and breaks engagements for her companion Harriet Smith. Emma assumes that Elton desires to marry Harriet, but actually Elton really wants Emma. Frank Churchill too tries to win her, but Emma falls for Mr. Knightley, whom everyone thinks is in love Jane Fairfax. In the end, everything all is mended, as Emma and Mr. Knightley finally get engaged, and Harriet and Robert Martin are brought back together again.

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quotes (8)
Writer

Jane Austen

Language

English

ISBN

9781787556997

Number of pages

576

Category

Emma - Jane Austen

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.
...why did we wait for any thing? — why not seize the pleasure at once? — How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
There are people who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
Ah! there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound..