Emma,byJaneAusten,isanovelaboutyouthfulhubris
andromanticmisunderstandings.Itissetinthefictional
countryvillageofHighburyandthesurroundingestatesof
Hartfield,Randalls,andDonwellAbbeyandinvolvestherelationships
amongpeoplefromasmallnumberoffamilies.The
novelwasfirstpublishedinDecember1815,withits
titlepagelistingapublicationdateof1816.As
inherothernovels,Austenexplorestheconcernsand
difficultiesofgenteelwomenlivinginGeorgian–RegencyEngland.