Emma | Summary

Emma begins at Hartfield estate on the day Emma Wood¬house’s former governess, Miss Taylor, marries Mr. Weston. Emma claims she arranged the match and plans to continue her matchmaking because it amuses her. She befriends Harriet Smith in order to match her with Mr. Elton, though her father and Mr. Knightley advise against it.

To Emma’s dismay, Harriet is on the brink of a love affair with Robert Martin—an affair Emma plans to curtail by forcing Harriet and Elton together at various social functions. Her plan backfires when Mr. Elton, alone in a carriage with Emma,...

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