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Emma Study Guide

by Jane Austen

Emma study guide contains a biography of Jane Austen, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Like all of Jane Austen's novels, Emma is a novel of courtship and social manners. The majority of the book focuses on the question of marriage: who will marry whom and for what reasons will they marry: love, practicality, or necessity? At the center of the narration is the title character, Emma Woodhouse, a heiress who lives with her widowed father at their estate, Hartfield. Noted for her beauty and cleverness, Emma is somewhat wasted in the small village of Highbury but takes a great deal of pride in her matchmaking skills. Unique among other women her age, she has no particular need to marry: she is in the unique situation of not needing a husband to supply her fortune.

At the beginning of the novel, Emma's governess, Miss Taylor, has…

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• Emma Summary
• About Emma
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Quotes and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-7
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 8-14
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 15-21
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 22-28
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 29-35
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 36-42
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 43-49
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 50-55
• Money, Marriage, and the Women of "Emma"
• Related Links on Emma
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• Emma: Major Themes
• Emma: Essays
• Emma: E-Text
• Emma: Questions
• Emma: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• Jane Austen: Biography