• Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma is a romantic comedy about the perils of misconstrued romance.

• Fast Facts

  1. Author: Jane Austen
  2. Genre: Romantic comedy
  3. Publication date: 1816
  4. Pages: 512
  5. ISBN 0141439580
  6. Perspective: third-person omniscient
  7. Setting: During the Napoleonic Wars in rural Longbourn, England
  8. 1972: BBC television adaptation starring Doran Godwin
  9. 1995: The film Clueless is released as a modern adaptation of the novel
  10. 1996: A film starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma is released

• Plot Synopsis

  Emma is an affluent young girl who is convinced that while she herself will never settle down enough to marry, she has a knack for matchmaking others. She sets out to match her new friend, the sweet but dull Harriet Smith, with Mr. Elton, the local vicar. Her plans go awry when Elton rejects Harriet in favor of Emma, who in turn rejects Elton. Through a complex series of love interests and attempts by Emma to matchmake, things eventually work out for Emma and the members of her social circle.

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