Emma

Emma is a comic novel written by Jane Austen, in English, published for the first time in 1815 by the publisher John Murray, on the perils of misinterpreting the romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, describes herself as "beautiful, smart and rich" but also quite spoiled This is the story of Emma Woodhouse, an English girl of the upper middle class, who owns her feelings and is determined to dominate those of her friendships and relationships; As if it were a Celestine is dedicated to trying to link with their resources and ideas the lonely hearts that are unaware of their intentions as well as the direction of Cupid's arrow. His wanderings begin when his governess Miss Taylor who is also a great friend and second mother, marries Mr. Weston, according to Emma thanks to his help. Emma is convinced that her life is perfect, so "perfect" that she forgets and sets aside her own feelings to dedicate herself to helping others to achieve a perfection like her own. Once she is alone at home with the company of a father obsessed with health and with the frequent visits of a neighbor and friend, Mr. Knightley who is also brother of his brother-in-law. Despite the age difference of 17 years and its serious and temperate nature, trust between the two will lead him on several occasions to recriminate Emma's actions, leading to moments of great confusion. Emma will find a new "victim" of her matchmaking profession, it will be Harriet, a young orphan of unknown father, as well as simple and with manners far removed from those of the high society. He will take her away from his lover Robert Martin and persuade her to create a relationship with a young man, Mr. Elton, who had not fixed his attention on Harriet but on Emma, Hartfield's heiress and thirty thousand pounds. At the same time Frank Churchill will appear on the scene a handsome and charming young son of Mr. Weston and Jane Fairfax, the perfect niece of Miss Bates, a kind and charlatan spinster, who does not arouse very friendly feelings on the part of Emma. Emma will manipulate to those around them finding mistakes and provoking entanglements and embarrassing situations, that will put in danger the "perfect society" that it was committed to construct at its whim; Finding herself faced with a dilemma that will affect her own happiness, the solution despite being contrary to her intention to remain single, will be the one that leads her to complete perfection in her life.