Emma

Jane Austen's 1815 novel follows Emma Woodhouse, a young woman in the village of Highbury who is handsome, clever, and rich, yet also headstrong and prone to self-satisfaction. Austen constructs a comedy of manners around Emma's misguided attempts to act as a matchmaker, exploring the social intricacies and intellectual limitations of genteel women in Georgian-Regency England. The narrative is driven by Emma's hubris and her eventual realization of her own misconceptions regarding love and friendship.

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