Emma Woodhouse lives a rich, comfortable village life in Highbury, entertaining herself by playing Cupid to those around her. However, she greatly overestimates her matchmaking abilities. Emma's over-confidence when trying to partner off her latest target - Harriet Smith - now seems to be causing more trouble than good. Blinded to the risks of meddling in others' affairs, could Emma be jeopardising her own chances for true love and happiness?

This novel - a classic of British romantic fiction - remains popular to this day and continues to be adapted for film and stage, even though more than two hun-dred years have passed since its original publication.