Knightley believes Emma will do Harriet no good, but perhaps an unrequited romance would help. Chapter IV - Harriet seems awfully fond of Mr.

Woodhouse likes to have quiet company about him, and Emma invites his favorites. Weston is a lucky man to have such a wife and such a son. Chapter II - Such a wonderful thing for poor Miss Taylor.The second set, in parentheses, represents a start-to-finish numbering of the chapters. The Roman numerals reflect the fact that the novel was originally published in three volumes, with each volume starting with chapter 1. The chapter list below has two different sets of chapter numbers. They are for people who are familiar with the book to help them find the chapter they want, and they are not designed for the student who might be looking for a quick way to get out of reading the novel. Through the prince's librarian, Austen was invited to dedicate one of her works to the prince, she complied to the royal command in the dedication of Emma-though her reluctance to do so is apparent in the wording of the dedication.Ĭhapter descriptions are designed to be very vague and cryptic. Though she published anonymously, her previous works were noticed by critics and literature lovers. Both Persuasion and Northanger Abbey would be published posthumously. Įmma was Austen's fourth published novel, and the last to appear before her death. Austen died a year and a half after publication. She earned less than forty pounds from the book during her lifetime, though it earned more after her death. Emma was published at the end of 1815, with 2,000 copies being printed-563, more than a quarter, were still unsold after four years. At the time of completion, Austen was thirty-nine years old. Jane Austen began to write Emma in January of 1814 and finished it a little over a year later, in March of 1815.

Emma by Jane Austen