Emma is a novel about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings. It is set in
the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield,
Randalls and Donwell Abbey, and involves the relationships among people from a
small number of families. The novel was first published in December 1815, with its
title page listing a publication date of 1816 As in her other novels, Austen explores
the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living i ...