![]() ![]() She lives on an estate in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her father, a hypochondriac who is excessively concerned for the health and safety of his loved ones. ![]() The author explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among her characters.īefore 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 she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities and she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives.Įmma Woodhouse is a young, beautiful, witty, and privileged woman in Regency England. ![]() Emma, by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, is a comic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. ![]()
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