Jane Austen
Emma
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Emma
Jane Austen
English · 1815 · Fiction
Austen's comic novel about a confident young woman who meddles in her neighbors' romances, read for its irony and sharp observation of village society.
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Dedication Chapter I Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home… Chapter II Mr. Weston was a native of Highbury, and born of a respectable… Chapter III Mr. Woodhouse was fond of society in his own way. He liked very much… Chapter IV Harriet Smith’s intimacy at Hartfield was soon a settled thing. Quick… Chapter V “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr.… Chapter VI Emma could not feel a doubt of having given Harriet’s fancy a proper… Chapter VII The very day of Mr. Elton’s going to London produced a fresh occasion… Chapter VIII Harriet slept at Hartfield that night. For some weeks past she had… Chapter IX Mr. Knightley might quarrel with her, but Emma could not quarrel with… Chapter X Though now the middle of December, there had yet been no weather to… Chapter XI Mr. Elton must now be left to himself. It was no longer in Emma’s… Chapter XII Mr. Knightley was to dine with them—rather against the inclination of… Chapter XIII There could hardly be a happier creature in the world than Mrs. John… Chapter XIV Some change of countenance was necessary for each gentleman as they… Chapter XV Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his… Chapter XVI The hair was curled, and the maid sent away, and Emma sat down to… Chapter XVII Mr. and Mrs. John Knightley were not detained long at Hartfield. The… Chapter XVIII Mr. Frank Churchill did not come. When the time proposed drew near… Chapter XIX Emma and Harriet had been walking together one morning, and, in… Chapter XX Jane Fairfax was an orphan, the only child of Mrs. Bates’s youngest… Chapter XXI Emma could not forgive her;—but as neither provocation nor resentment… Chapter XXII Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting… Chapter XXIII Small heart had Harriet for visiting. Only half an hour before her… Chapter XXIV The next morning brought Mr. Frank Churchill again. He came with Mrs.… Chapter XXV Emma’s very good opinion of Frank Churchill was a little shaken the… Chapter XXVI Frank Churchill came back again; and if he kept his father’s dinner… Chapter XXVII Emma did not repent her condescension in going to the Coles. The… Chapter XXVIII The appearance of the little sitting-room as they entered, was… Chapter XXIX It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have… Chapter XXX One thing only was wanting to make the prospect of the ball… Chapter XXXI Emma continued to entertain no doubt of her being in love. Her ideas… Chapter XXXII Mrs. Elton was first seen at church: but though devotion might be… Chapter XXXIII Emma was not required, by any subsequent discovery, to retract her… Chapter XXXIV Everybody in and about Highbury who had ever visited Mr. Elton, was… Chapter XXXV When the ladies returned to the drawing-room after dinner, Emma found… Chapter XXXVI “I hope I shall soon have the pleasure of introducing my son to you,”… Chapter XXXVII A very little quiet reflection was enough to satisfy Emma as to the… Chapter XXXVIII No misfortune occurred again to prevent the ball. The day approached… Chapter XXXIX This little explanation with Mr. Knightley gave Emma considerable… Chapter XL A very few days had passed after this adventure, when Harriet came… Chapter XLI In this state of schemes, and hopes, and connivance, June opened upon… Chapter XLII After being long fed with hopes of a speedy visit from Mr. and Mrs.… Chapter XLIII They had a very fine day for Box Hill; and all the other outward… Chapter XLIV The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all… Chapter XLV Emma’s pensive meditations, as she walked home, were not interrupted… Chapter XLVI One morning, about ten days after Mrs. Churchill’s decease, Emma was… Chapter XLVII “Harriet, poor Harriet!”—Those were the words; in them lay the… Chapter XLVIII Till now that she was threatened with its loss, Emma had never known… Chapter XLIX The weather continued much the same all the following morning; and… Chapter L What totally different feelings did Emma take back into the house… Chapter LI This letter must make its way to Emma’s feelings. She was obliged, in… Chapter LII It was a very great relief to Emma to find Harriet as desirous as… Chapter LIII Mrs. Weston’s friends were all made happy by her safety; and if the… Chapter LIV Time passed on. A few more tomorrows, and the party from London would… Chapter LV If Emma had still, at intervals, an anxious feeling for Harriet, a… Get a printed copy via Print-on-Demand
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