Emma is a novel written by English author Jane
Austen. It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the
surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls and Donwell Abbey, and involves the
relationships among people from a small number of families.[2] The novel was
first published in December 1815, although the title page is dated 1816. As in
her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel
women living in Georgian–Regency England. Emma is a comedy of manners.