Story Behind The Book
Emma loves to play matchmaker between those she cares about, and after her success matching her governess with Mr. Weston, she decides her next project will be her friend Harriet Smith. But first, she must convince Harriet that Mr. Elton is indeed the man for her. However, everything changes when the very man she is trying to link up with Harriet actually cares a great deal about her instead. To further complicate things, Emma soon finds herself taken with her friend Mr. Knightley, a man she originally saw as a potential suitor for someone else. Matchmaking, secrets and love triangles ensue in Jane Austen's timeless classic, Emma. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jane Austen was born in 1775 and wrote many novels throughout her lifetime, all of which are still read today. Among them are Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. She died in 1817.