Quotes from bookEmma
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The story takes place in the fictional village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls, and Donwell Abbey and involves the relationships among individuals in those locations consisting of "3 or 4 families in a country village". The novel was first published in December 1815, with its title page listing a publication date of 1816. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian–Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters and depicts issues of marriage, gender, age, and social status.
“Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.”
Jane Austen book Emma
Source: Emma (1815)
“It's such a happiness when good people get together.”
Jane Austen book Emma
Variant: It is such a happiness when good people get together -- and they always do.
Source: Emma
“One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”
Jane Austen book Emma
Source: Emma (1815)
