Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma follows the exploits of Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy young woman in Regency-era England who enjoys matchmaking her friends. Though intelligent and clever, Emma is also arrogant and misjudges many relationships in her village of Highbury. She aims to find a match for her new friend Harriet Smith but makes many mistakes in her assumptions. The only one who consistently corrects and guides Emma is George Knightley. By the end of the novel, Emma matures and gains a more modest view of herself and her abilities.

1. Emma
By Jane Austen

2. About the author-
Jane Austen
• Author of 6 novels
• First novel - Sense and
Sensibility (1811)
• Her novels explores the
concerns and difficulties
of genteel women living
in Georgian–Regency
England
• Emma was Published in
1816.

3. Emma
Before she began the novel,
Austen wrote,
"I am going to take a heroine
whom no one but myself will
much like.”
Emma- young, pretty, and smart.
Early nineteenth century in
Highbury, England

4. Story Outline
• Emma Woodhouse, mistress of her house.
• She entertains herself by playing matchmaker
for those around her.
• Emma possesses “the power of having rather
too much her own way, and a disposition to
think a little too well of herself.”
• She befriends a girl called Harriet Smith, and
aims to find a perfect match for her.

5. Story Outline(Contd.)
• She involves herself in a series of ridiculous
errors, mistakenly judging that the Reverend
Philip Elton cares for Harriet Smith rather than
for her; Frank Churchill for her rather than for
Jane Fairfax; Harriet for Frank rather than for
George Knightley; and Knightley for Harriet
rather than for her.
• Throughout, Mr Knightley corrects and guides
Emma in the process.

6. Characters
Mr George Knightly Ms Emma Woodhouse
A headstrong, smart elegant and
wealthy but caring woman who
enjoys matchmaking
of others .
At the end, she matures to a more
modest and considerate woman
A sensible man Courteous, noble, sincere
and intelligent, he is a paragon for
behaviour, yet not afraid to correct Emma
for her mistakes.

7. Reviews
• “The novel is written in a lighter tone,
with a streak of humour and as such
without being based on a dramatic
conflict.”
• “To focus on the common rather than
the exceptional behaviour of people.”
• “Although Pride and Prejudice (1813) has
always been her most popular novel,
Emma is generally regarded as her
greatest.”

8. Reviews(Contd.)
• “The book marks Austen's
best use of free indirect
discourse, with the
narration hewing close
enough to Emma's own
perspective that the reader
stays blind to the secrets
that are also kept from
Emma herself but not so
close that the heroine's
self-absorption becomes
unbearable.”

9. Closure
Most important things
in our lives are the little
moments.

10. Thank you
You must be the best judge of
your own happiness.
Jane Austen