Emma

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person Jane Austen

By Jane Austen

Characters (32)

Emma Woodhouse — The protagonist; handsome, clever, and rich mistress of Hartfield.
Mr. Woodhouse — Emma's valetudinarian, change-averse father.
Mr. Knightley — George Knightley of Donwell Abbey; Emma's old friend and brother-in-law.
Mr. John Knightley — A London lawyer; Mr. Knightley's younger brother and Isabella's husband.
Isabella — Emma's elder sister, married to John Knightley and settled in London.
Miss Taylor — Emma's former governess and friend; marries Mr. Weston.
Mr. Weston — A sociable man of Randalls; Frank Churchill's father; marries Miss Taylor.
Frank Churchill — Mr. Weston's son, raised by the wealthy Churchills; secretly engaged to Jane Fairfax.
Mrs. Churchill — Frank's imperious aunt at Enscombe.
Mr. Churchill — Frank's uncle at Enscombe, Mrs. Churchill's husband.
Jane Fairfax — Miss Bates's accomplished, reserved niece.
Miss Bates — A kindly, garrulous spinster of Highbury; Jane Fairfax's aunt.
Mrs. Bates — Miss Bates's elderly mother, widow of the former vicar.
Harriet Smith — A pretty, naive parlour-boarder; Emma's protégée.
Mr. Elton — The ambitious young vicar of Highbury.
Mrs. Elton — Mr. Elton's vulgar wife, formerly Augusta Hawkins of Bristol.
Mrs. Goddard — Mistress of the Highbury boarding-school; Harriet's guardian.
Mr. Perry — The Highbury apothecary, often consulted by Mr. Woodhouse.
Mrs. Perry — Mr. Perry's wife.
Mr. Martin — Robert Martin, a respectable young farmer of Abbey-Mill; courts Harriet.
Mr. Cole — A prosperous, socially rising Highbury tradesman.
Mrs. Cole — Mr. Cole's wife.
Colonel Campbell — Jane Fairfax's guardian, a friend of her late father.
Mrs. Campbell — Colonel Campbell's wife.
Mrs. Dixon — The Campbells' daughter, married to Mr. Dixon.
Mr. Dixon — An Irish gentleman married to Miss Campbell.
Mr. Wingfield — The London apothecary attending the John Knightleys.
Mr. Suckling — Mrs. Elton's brother-in-law, owner of Maple Grove.
Mrs. Suckling — Mrs. Elton's sister Selina, mistress of Maple Grove.
James — The Woodhouses' coachman.
Hannah — James's daughter, engaged as housemaid at Randalls.
Patty — The Bateses' maidservant.

Places (19)

Hartfield — The Woodhouses' estate, on the edge of Highbury.
Highbury — The large Surrey village where the novel is set.
Randalls — Mr. Weston's house, half a mile from Hartfield.
Donwell Abbey — Mr. Knightley's estate, the principal seat of the neighbourhood.
Box Hill — A local beauty-spot; site of the disastrous summer outing.
London — The capital, sixteen miles off, where the John Knightleys live.
Brunswick Square — The John Knightleys' London home.
Enscombe — The Churchills' Yorkshire estate, Frank's home.
Weymouth — The seaside resort where Frank and Jane secretly met.
Maple Grove — The Sucklings' estate near Bristol, endlessly invoked by Mrs. Elton.
Richmond — Where Mrs. Churchill removes for the summer, bringing Frank nearer.
Bath — The fashionable spa town; where Mr. Elton meets Miss Hawkins.
Abbey-Mill — Robert Martin's farm, on the Donwell estate.
Crown — The Crown Inn at Highbury; site of the ball.
Bristol — The city near which Mrs. Elton's family made their fortune.
Ireland — Mr. Dixon's home, to which the Campbells travel.
Kingston — The market town Mr. Knightley frequently rides to.
Yorkshire — The county of Enscombe, the Churchills' seat.
South End — The seaside resort favoured by the John Knightleys.