Emma (Summarized Edition)

Set in the village of Highbury, Emma (1815) follows Emma Woodhouse—wealthy, witty, and overconfident—as she meddles with Harriet Smith's prospects, misreads Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax, and recognizes her regard for Mr. Knightley. Austen's irony and consummate free indirect discourse tether the tale to Emma's partial perceptions, turning a bright comedy of manners into a study of self-knowled...