Emma

Miss Taylor marries Mr. Weston, and Emma claims credit for the match while Mr. Knightley tells her she only made a lucky guess.

Mr. Weston's first marriage and the giving up of his son Frank Churchill are recounted, and Mr. Woodhouse frets over the wedding cake.

Mrs. Goddard brings Harriet Smith to an evening party at Hartfield, and Emma decides to improve her and detach her from the Martins.

Harriet Smith praises Robert Martin, they meet him on the Donwell road, and Emma calls him clownish and fixes on Mr. Elton for her.

Mr. Knightley tells Mrs. Weston that Emma's friendship with Harriet Smith will harm them both, and Mrs. Weston defends Emma.

Emma paints Harriet Smith's portrait while Mr. Elton reads aloud and praises it, then he offers to take it to London to be framed.

Harriet Smith receives a written marriage proposal from Robert Martin, and Emma steers her into refusing it that same day.

Mr. Knightley learns Harriet Smith refused Robert Martin, blames Emma for it, and warns her that Mr. Elton will not marry Harriet.

Mr. Elton leaves a charade at Hartfield, Emma solves it as courtship and tells Harriet Smith it is a declaration meant for her.

Emma and Harriet Smith visit a poor sick family, then meet Mr. Elton, and Emma breaks her bootlace to leave them alone, but he makes no proposal.

Emma leaves Mr. Elton to himself as Isabella and John Knightley arrive at Hartfield with their five children, and Mr. Woodhouse mourns Miss Taylor.

Mr. Knightley dines at Hartfield and is reconciled with Emma, and John Knightley loses his temper at Mr. Perry's views on South End.

Harriet Smith falls ill and misses the Randalls dinner, and John Knightley warns Emma that Mr. Elton's attentions are aimed at her, not Harriet.

At the Randalls dinner Mr. Elton sits by Emma and flatters her, while Mr. Weston tells her Frank Churchill will visit within a fortnight.

Snow alarms Mr. Woodhouse at Randalls, and in the carriage home Mr. Elton proposes to Emma, who refuses him and learns he scorns Harriet Smith.

Emma blames herself for misleading Harriet about Mr. Elton, and heavy snow keeps her from church and from seeing anyone at Christmas.

Mr. Elton sends word that he is leaving for Bath, and Emma goes to Mrs. Goddard's to tell Harriet that he never cared for her.

Frank Churchill writes to put off his visit to Randalls, and Emma and Mr. Knightley argue over whether he could have come if he wished.

Emma takes Harriet to call on Miss Bates, who relays a letter saying Jane Fairfax is coming to Highbury for three months.

Jane Fairfax's upbringing by the Campbells is recounted, and Emma admires her elegance on her arrival but is annoyed by her reserve.

Miss Bates brings news that Mr. Elton is engaged to Miss Hawkins, and Harriet Smith describes meeting Robert Martin at Ford's shop.

Mr. Elton returns to Highbury engaged, Emma learns Miss Hawkins has ten thousand pounds, and she plans a short visit for Harriet Smith to the Martins.

Harriet Smith pays a short visit to the Martins, and Frank Churchill arrives a day early at Hartfield before calling on Jane Fairfax.

Frank Churchill walks Highbury with Emma and Mrs. Weston, buys gloves at Ford's, and hints that Mr. Dixon admired Jane Fairfax's playing.

Frank Churchill goes to London to have his hair cut, and Emma accepts the Coles' dinner invitation after Mr. Woodhouse is talked round.

Frank Churchill returns and at the Coles' dinner Mrs. Cole reports a pianoforte sent to Jane Fairfax, and Mrs. Weston suspects Mr. Knightley sent it.

Emma practises the pianoforte, Harriet reports that Mr. Martin dined with the Coxes, and Miss Bates invites them in to hear Jane Fairfax's pianoforte.

Frank Churchill mends Mrs. Bates's spectacles and teases Jane Fairfax about the pianoforte, and Mr. Knightley rides past but will not come in.

Frank Churchill plans a ball, the Randalls rooms prove too small, and the party moves it to the Crown Inn where Emma is engaged for the first two dances.

Mrs. Churchill falls ill and Frank Churchill is recalled to Enscombe, the ball is given up, and he nearly declares his love to Emma before leaving.

Emma decides she is only slightly in love with Frank Churchill, reads his letter to Mrs. Weston, and comforts Harriet Smith about Mr. Elton's wedding.

Emma and Harriet Smith pay a wedding visit to Mrs. Elton, and on the return visit Emma decides Mrs. Elton is vain, ignorant and ill-bred.

Mrs. Elton adopts Jane Fairfax as a protegee, and Mr. Knightley tells Emma and Mrs. Weston that he will never ask Jane Fairfax to marry him.

Emma holds a dinner for the Eltons, Harriet Smith declines so Jane Fairfax is invited, and John Knightley questions Jane about her walk in the rain.

Mrs. Elton presses Jane Fairfax to let her find a governess post, and Mr. Weston brings a letter saying Frank Churchill is coming to town next week.

Mr. Weston tells Mrs. Elton that Frank Churchill is coming south because Mrs. Churchill is moving to town, and they discuss her pride.

Frank Churchill visits Hartfield briefly and Emma decides he is less in love, and the Churchills move to Richmond so the ball at the Crown is fixed.

At the Crown ball Mr. Elton refuses to dance with Harriet Smith, Mr. Knightley partners her instead, and Emma later dances with Mr. Knightley.

Frank Churchill rescues Harriet Smith from a party of beggars on the Richmond road and brings her to Hartfield, and Emma imagines a match between them.

Harriet Smith burns her keepsakes of Mr. Elton and says she will never marry, and Emma assumes her new attachment is to Frank Churchill.

Mr. Knightley watches the word game at Hartfield, decides Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax have a secret understanding, and warns Emma, who denies it.

Mrs. Elton and Mr. Knightley arrange the strawberry party at Donwell, where Jane Fairfax walks home alone and Frank Churchill arrives late and cross.

At Box Hill Emma insults Miss Bates over a game of wit, and Mr. Knightley rebukes her for it, leaving her in tears on the drive home.

Emma calls on Miss Bates and learns that Jane Fairfax has accepted a governess post with Mrs. Smallridge and that Frank Churchill left for Richmond.

Mr. Knightley leaves for London after almost kissing Emma's hand, news comes of Mrs. Churchill's death, and Jane Fairfax refuses Emma's help.

Mr. Weston takes Emma to Randalls, where Mrs. Weston tells her that Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax have been secretly engaged since October.

Emma learns that Harriet Smith loves Mr. Knightley, not Frank Churchill, and realises she wants to marry Mr. Knightley herself.

Emma resolves never to marry and asks Harriet Smith by letter to stay away, then Mrs. Weston calls to describe her visit to Jane Fairfax.

Mr. Knightley returns from London and walks with Emma in the shrubbery, where he tells her he loves her and she accepts him.

Emma resolves never to leave Mr. Woodhouse, writes to Harriet Smith, and reads Frank Churchill's long letter to Mrs. Weston explaining his conduct.

Mr. Knightley reads Frank Churchill's letter aloud with comments, then proposes that he live at Hartfield after marrying Emma.

Emma sends Harriet Smith to London, then calls on Jane Fairfax, where Mrs. Elton hints at the engagement and Mr. Elton complains.

Mrs. Weston has a daughter, and Emma tells Mr. Woodhouse of her engagement to Mr. Knightley, after which Highbury hears the news.

Mr. Knightley tells Emma that Harriet Smith has accepted Robert Martin, and at Randalls Emma meets Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax.

Harriet Smith marries Robert Martin, and a theft of turkeys frightens Mr. Woodhouse into consenting to Emma's wedding to Mr. Knightley.