Emma (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Austen
- First Published: 1816
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Fiction of manners, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Marriage, Villages, Friendship, Class consciousness, Manners or customs, Social life, England or English people, Women’s issues, Farms, farmers, or farming, Small-town life, Gossip, Wealth, Eccentrics or eccentricities
- Locales: London, England, Surrey, England, Bath, England
Places Discussed
Highbury. English village sixteen miles southwest of London. Although Jane Austen says it is a populous place, readers find it quite small indeed. A short walk away from the village center are Ford’s, a clothing and fabric store; a bakery; the Bates apartment, over a place of business; a church and a vicarage; the Crown Inn; and Mrs. Goddard’s school. Less than a mile from Emma’s home is Randalls, a little estate belonging to the Westons. Adjoining Highbury is Donwell and its most important estate, Donwell Abbey, the old-fashioned home of Mr. George...
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