Arms and the Man  (English, Paperback, Shaw George Bernard)

Emma is a classic novel about the perils of romance and the coming of age story of Emma Woodhouse by Jane Austen.

Summary of the Book

Emma Woodhouse is a genteel woman in Regency England. She has everything, and lacks little in her life. She prides herself in having introduced her best friend Emma Taylor to her future husband, and decides she likes matchmaking. Despite her friend George Knightley’s advice, she goes on with her new interest and tries to set Harriet Smith with Mr. Elton, the local vicar. What Emma soon discovers is that the matters of the heart are better left to the heart, and trying to force love might just burn both the people involved, and might just singe her if she stands too close. A departure from Jane Austen’s usual financially distraught heroines, Emma’s tale is more of one woman’s meddling where she is neither wanted nor required.

About Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English novelist, best remembered for her works of romance literature. She has also written: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility.