Emma, de Jane Austen, narra la historia de Emma Woodhouse,
una joven rica, inteligente y hermosa, que acaba de presenciar la boda de su
amiga, compa鎑ra y antigua institutriz, la se隳rita Taylor, con el se隳r Weston, un viudo vecino.
Aunque el matrimonio es ideal en
todos los sentidos, Emma no puede evitar suspirar por su p廨dida, pues ahora
solo quedan ella y su padre en Hartfield. El se隳r Woodhouse es demasiado mayor
y se preocupa demasiado por trivialidades como para ser un compa鎑ro adecuado
para su hija. Los Woodlouse son la familia m嫳 influyente del pueblo de
Highbury. En su peque隳 c甏culo de amigos, hay suficientes se隳ras de mediana
edad para formar mesas de juego para el se隳r Woodhouse, pero ninguna joven que
pueda ser amiga y confidente de Emma. Nost嫮gica de su querida se隳rita Taylor,
ahora la se隳ra Weston, Emma acoge bajo su protecci鏮 a Harriet Smith, la
interna de la residencia estudiantil de un internado cercano. Aunque no es
brillante en absoluto, Harriet es una chica guapa de diecisiete a隳s con
modales agradables y modestos, y la grata costumbre de admirar a Emma como un
modelo a seguir.
Emma by Jane Austen tells the story Emma Woodhouse, a rich, clever, and beautiful young woman, has just seen her friend, companion, and former governess, Miss Taylor, married to a neighbouring widower, Mr. Weston.While the match is suitable in every way, Emma cannot help sighing over her loss, for now only she and her father are left at Hartfield. Mr. Woodhouse is too old and too fond of worrying about trivialities to be a sufficient companion for his daughter. The Woodlouse's are the great family in the village of Highbury. In their small circle of friends, there are enough middle-aged ladies to make up card tables for Mr. Woodhouse, but there is no young lady to be a friend and confidant to Emma. Lonely for her beloved Miss Taylor, now Mrs. Weston, Emma takes under her wing Harriet Smith, the Parlor boarder at a nearby boarding school. Although not in the least brilliant, Harriet is a pretty seventeen-year-old girl with pleasing, unassuming manners, and a gratifying habit of looking up to Emma as a paragon.
