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Emma Summary

Emma Summary

Emma

Published: 23, December 1815

Author: Jane Austen

Genres: Classic, Comedy & Humor, Drama, European, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Historical, Literature, Regency, Romance, Rural Fiction, Small Town, Teen, Victorian, Young Adult


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Summary

Miss Taylor, Emma Woodhouse's former governess, has recently married Mr. Weston. Emma takes credit for their marriage after introducing them and thinks she enjoys matchmaking. Emma defies her sister's brother-in-law, Mr. Knightley, and pursues her new passion after going home to Hartfield with her father. She tries to pair Harriet Smith, her new acquaintance, with Mr. Elton, the town vicar.

Despite Harriet's liking for Robert Martin, a decent, educated, and well-spoken young farmer, Emma persuades her to decline his marriage proposal. Mr. Elton, a social climber, makes the mistake of thinking Emma loves him and proposes to her. He is enraged when Emma confesses she thought he was attached to Harriet since he considers Harriet to be socially inferior.

Mr. Elton travels to Bath after Emma rejects him and returns with a pompous, nouveau-riche wife, just as Mr. Knightley predicted. Harriet is crushed, and Emma is remorseful for deceiving her.

Mr. Weston's son, Frank Churchill, comes for a two-week visit and makes a lot of acquaintances. Frank was adopted by his affluent and controlling aunt and has only had a few chances to visit her. Mr. Knightley informs Emma that Frank has a superficial persona, despite being educated and entertaining.

Jane Fairfax also arrives to spend a few months with her aunt, Miss Bates, and grandmother, Mrs. Bates, before beginning a governess job owing to her family's financial predicament. Colonel Campbell, her father's friend, gave her a superb education when she was the same age as Emma.

Emma has kept herself apart from her because she admires Jane's brilliance and is irritated by everyone praising her, even Mrs. Weston and Mr. Knightley. Mrs. Elton, who is patronizing, takes Jane under her wing and promises to find her the ideal governess position before it is needed. Emma sympathizes with Jane's position.

Emma thinks that Jane and Colonel Campbell's new son-in-law, Mr. Dixon, are drawn to each other, which is why she arrived earlier than intended. She tells Frank, who met Jane and the Campbells at a vacation resort a year before, and he seems to agree with Emma.

Jane receives a piano from an unidentified source, which adds to her suspicions. Emma begins to fall in love with Frank, but it only lasts until his second visit. The Eltons are cruel to Harriet, culminating in Mr. Elton openly snubbing her at the Westons' gala in May. Mr. Knightley, who had hitherto avoided dancing, begs Harriet to dance gallantly.

Frank brings Harriet to Hartfield the day after the ball because she passed out following a nasty encounter with local gypsies. Harriet's thanks to Frank is misinterpreted by Emma as her love for him. Meanwhile, Mrs. Weston worries if Mr. Knightley has feelings for Jane, but Emma rejects the possibility.

Emma disagrees with Mr. Knightley when he thinks he sees a connection between Jane and Frank because Frank looks to be wooing her instead. Jane arrives late to a Donwell event in June, while Frank arrives late. The next day, Frank and Emma are joking about at Box Hill, a local picturesque area, when Emma casually attacks Miss Bates.

Emma feels embarrassed when Mr. Knightley chastises her for disrespecting Miss Bates. She sees Miss Bates the next day to make amends for her terrible behavior, impressing Mr. Knightley. Emma learns during the visit that Jane has taken a governess post from one of Mrs. Elton's friends. When Jane is unwell, she refuses to meet Emma or accept her presents.

Meanwhile, Frank has been visiting his aunt, who, unlike any other character in Austen's books, dies soon after his arrival. He and Jane had been secretly engaged since September, but Frank knew his aunt would be against the union.

Maintaining the concealment put a burden on the conscientious Jane, causing the pair to argue, resulting in Jane terminating the engagement. Frank's laid-back uncle gladly approves of the pairing. Emma is disappointed to learn that she was so incorrect as the engagement is made public.

Emma expects Harriet to be devastated by Frank's engagement, but she instead declares her love for Mr. Knightley, and while she recognizes the match is too unequal, Emma's support and Mr. Knightley's generosity have given her hope.

Emma is taken aback when she realizes she is in love with Mr. Knightley as well. Mr. Knightley returns to comfort Emma after the engagement of Frank and Jane, supposing her to be distraught. He proposes to her when she recognizes her folly, and she accepts. Harriet accepts Robert Martin's second proposal, and the two marry for the first time.

Frank and Jane pay a visit to the Westons, and Jane and Emma reconcile. They will marry after Frank's aunt's grieving time is through. Emma and Mr. Knightley get married before the end of November, with the promise of "perfect bliss."


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Northanger Abbey Summary

Northanger Abbey

Published: December 1817

Author: Jane Austen

Genres: Classic, Drama, Fiction, Historical, Literature, Regency, Romance, Victorian


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Catherine Morland, seventeen, is one of ten children of a rural pastor. Although she was a tomboy as a youngster, by the age of 17 she is "in preparation for a heroine" and enjoys reading Gothic books, particularly Ann Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho.

Catherine is asked to join the Allens (her richer Fullerton neighbors) in visiting Bath and partaking in the city's winter season of balls, theatre, and other social joys. Soon after, she meets Henry Tilney, a charming young guy with whom she dances and converses. Mrs. Allen meets Mrs. Thorpe's daughter Isabella, a bright and provocative young lady, through Mrs. Allen's old school friend Mrs. Thorpe, and the two immediately become friends. Catherine's elder brother, James, is a friend of Mrs. Thorpe's son, John, at Oxford, where they are both students.

Catherine's connection with the Tilneys irritates the Thorpes, who correctly see Henry as a competition for Catherine's affections, despite Catherine's lack of interest in the crass John Thorpe. Catherine seeks to retain her ties with both the Thorpes and the Tilneys, despite John Thorpe's constant attempts to ruin her Tilney relationship. This causes multiple misunderstandings, forcing Catherine to explain herself to the Tilneys in an unpleasant situation.

Isabella and James decide to get married. James' father approves of the match and gives his son a rural parson's living of £400 per year, but they must wait two and a half years for him to get the benefice. Isabella is displeased, but she misrepresents her dissatisfaction to Catherine as being exclusively due to the delay, rather than the worth of the cash. 

Isabella starts flirting with Henry's older brother, Captain Tilney, right away. Catherine, who is innocent, is baffled by her friend's behavior, but Henry, who knows his brother's nature and habits, is all too aware of it.

Catherine is invited to stay with the Tilneys at Northanger Abbey for a few weeks. Catherine anticipates the monastery to be exotic and terrifying, based on her novel reading. Henry taunts her about it, as Northanger Abbey turns out to be delightful rather than Gothic. The mansion, however, has a mystery suite of rooms that no one ever visits; Catherine discovers that they were Mrs. Tilney's quarters, which she discovered nine years ago. Catherine concludes that General Tilney may have murdered her or imprisoned her in her chamber since he looks unaffected by her death.

Catherine realizes that her overactive imagination has led her misled since nothing about the apartments is weird or upsetting. Unfortunately, Henry interrogates her; he deduces and informs her that his father loved his wife in his own special manner and that her death really affected him. She walks away, weeping, fearful that she has completely lost Henry's respect. Catherine realizes how dumb she has been and concludes that, while novels are enjoyable, their content is unrelated to practical life. Henry never brings up the issue with her again.

James writes to tell her that he is not engaged with Isabella and that she is engaged to Captain Tilney instead. Henry and Eleanor Tilney have significant doubts about their brother's engagement to Isabella Thorpe. Catherine is deeply disappointed after discovering Isabella's dishonesty. A letter from Isabella herself later confirms the Tilney siblings' suspicions, demonstrating that Frederick Tilney was only flirting with Isabella. 

The General departs for London, and the mood at Northanger Abbey lightens and becomes more cheerful as a result of his departure. Catherine spends many pleasant days with Henry and Eleanor until the General arrives in a rage when Henry is out. He has Catherine leave early the next morning to return home, a surprising, unfriendly, and dangerous decision that compels Catherine to make the 70-mile (110-kilometer) trek alone.

Catherine is bored and miserable at home. Henry unexpectedly makes a visit and explains what has transpired. General Tilney had mistakenly considered her to be extremely wealthy as the Allens' potential heiress, and hence a good match for Henry, based on John Thorpe's disinformation. In London, General Tilney came upon Thorpe again; who, enraged and spiteful by Catherine's rejection of his half-made marriage proposal, claimed that she was on the verge of starvation. 

Enraged, General Tilney came home to evict Catherine (again, based on John Thorpe's disinformation). When Henry returned to Northanger, his father told him what had happened and prohibited him from thinking about Catherine ever again. When Henry discovers how she was handled, he defies his father and tells Catherine that despite his father's displeasure, he still wants to marry her. Catherine is overjoyed, but when Henry asks her parents for their blessing, they inform the young couple that ultimate permission would only come if General Tilney agrees.

General Tilney eventually agrees since Eleanor has married a wealthy and titled man, and he realizes that the Morlands, while not affluent, are far from poor.


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The Monk Summary

The Monk Summary

The Monk

Published: 1796

Author: Mathew Lewis

Genres: 95/100, Adult, Classic, Drama, Fantasy, Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Literature, Magic, Romance, Suspense


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There are two primary plotlines in The Monk. The first is about the monk Ambrosio's corruption and demise, as well as his contacts with the demon-in-disguise Matilda and the virtuous virgin Antonia. The relationship between Raymond and the nun Agnes is the focus of the subplot. The story also features numerous extensive accounts of people with Gothic backstories who share their stories at various moments.

Antonia, who has just arrived in Madrid, goes to hear a sermon by Ambrosio, who was abandoned at the monastery as a child and is now a well-known monk. She meets Lorenzo, who is smitten by her. Lorenzo pays a visit to his sister Agnes, who is a nun at the convent nearby. He notices someone bringing a letter from Raymond to Agnes. Nuns, including Agnes, later pay Ambrosio a visit for confession. When Agnes admits to being pregnant with Raymond's kid, Ambrosio sends her to her abbey's Prioress for punishment.

Among the monks, Ambrosio's closest buddy exposes himself to be a woman named Matilda, who disguised herself to be near Ambrosio. Ambrosio is bitten by a snake while selecting a rose for her and becomes fatally ill. Matilda looks after him. Matilda explains that she swallowed the poison from Ambrosio's wound and is now dying herself as he recovers. Matilda asks him to make love to her right before she dies, and he gives in to the temptation.

Raymond's connection with his sister Agnes is brought up by Lorenzo. Raymond recounts their lengthy relationship together. Raymond was traveling across Germany when he was stuck in a home owned by a robber who kills and robs travelers due to a carriage mishap. Raymond avoided being slain thanks to a warning from the bandit's wife and escaped with a Baroness who was also staying at the cottage. After that, when visiting the Baroness, Raymond fell in love with her niece Agnes. The Baroness, on the other hand, was madly in love with Raymond, and when he turned down her overtures, she made plans to transfer Agnes to a convent.

Raymond and Agnes decided to marry on the spur of the moment. Agnes intended to dress up as the Bleeding Nun, a ghost that haunts the castle and leaves at midnight. Raymond had an unintentional elopement with the real-life spirit of the real-life Bleeding Nun. The Wandering Jew was needed to help exorcise the ghost of the Bleeding Nun. When he was released, he went to the monastery and met Agnes. He seduced Agnes there. She begged him to help her flee when she found out she was pregnant.

Lorenzo offers to assist Raymond in eloping with Agnes when Raymond concludes his narrative. He obtains a papal bull that frees Agnes from her vows as a nun, allowing her to marry Raymond. When he brings it to the Prioress, however, she informs Lorenzo that Agnes had died a few days previously. Lorenzo doesn't believe it, but Agnes hasn't been heard from in over two months. Meanwhile, Lorenzo has obtained his family's approval for his marriage to Antonia.

Matilda heals herself of the poison by performing a ceremony at the graveyard after having sex with Ambrosio. She and Ambrosio remain secret lovers, but Ambrosio has had enough of her. When Ambrosio first meets Antonia, he is immediately drawn to her. He begins paying regular visits to Antonia's mother, Elvira, in the hopes of seducing Antonia. Ambrosio hugs Antonia on a visit, but she refuses. Elvira greets him and urges him to go. Matilda informs Ambrosio that she can assist him in obtaining Antonia's charms, in the same manner, she was cured of the poison: through witchcraft.

Ambrosio is in a state of shock. He accepts, though, when she shows him a magical mirror in which Antonia is swimming. Matilda and Ambrosio return to the cemetery, where Matilda summons Lucifer, a youthful and attractive figure. He provides Matilda with a magical myrtle twig that allows Ambrosio to access any door and satisfy his passion for Antonia without her realizing who is the ravisher. Ambrosio accepts without selling himself to the devil, he believes.

Raymond's servant disguises himself as a beggar and visits the monastery in an attempt to locate Agnes. Mother St. Ursula hands him a basket of goodies as he walks away, hiding a message instructing Raymond to have the cardinal arrest both Mother St. Ursula and the Prioress for Agnes' murder.

Ambrosio enters Antonia's bedroom with the magical bough. He is about to rape her when Elvira arrives and confronts him. Ambrosio kills Elvira in a frenzy and returns to the convent, dissatisfied with his passion and frightened that he has now become a murderer. Antonia, bereaved by her mother's death, encounters her mother's spirit. Antonia faints from fear and is discovered by her landlady, who summons Ambrosio for assistance. Matilda assists Ambrosio in obtaining a mixture that would place Antonia in a deathlike stupor. Ambrosio delivers the poison while caring for Antonia and Antonia seems to die.

Lorenzo returns to Madrid, accompanied by an Inquisition official. The Prioress is detained during a procession honoring Saint Clare. Agnes' death at the hands of the sisters is publicly described by Mother St. Ursula. The parade throng turns into a raging mob when they learn that the Prioress is a murderer. They assassinate the Prioress, assault other nuns, and set fire to the monastery. Lorenzo discovers a group of nuns and a young woman called Virginia sheltering in the crypt among the chaos.

Lorenzo finds Agnes alive and carrying the lifeless body of the infant she had given birth to while abandoned in the dungeon. Lorenzo saves Agnes and the other nuns from the vault with Virginia's aid. Meanwhile, in the crypt, Antonia awakens from her drugged slumber, and Ambrosio rapes her. After that, he's just as disgusted with Antonia as he was with Matilda, the woman who came to warn him about the incident. In an attempt to flee, Ambrosio murders Antonia.

Virginia pays Lorenzo a visit when he is grieving, and the two become closer. Agnes goes into great detail about her dreadful time in the prison. Agnes and Raymond marry, and the couple goes with Lorenzo and Virginia from Madrid to Raymond's castle, where they subsequently marry.

The Inquisition summons Ambrosio and Matilda to appear before it. Matilda admits her guilt and is condemned to death by fire. She sells her soul to the devil in return for her freedom and life before the punishment is carried out. Ambrosio is tormented because he insists on his innocence. Matilda appears to him and advises him to surrender his soul to Satan. Ambrosio protests his innocence again, but after being tortured, he admits to rape, murder, and magic, and is sentenced to death by fire.

Ambrosio, in desperation, requests Lucifer to spare his life, but he is told that it would cost him his soul. Ambrosio is hesitant to give up hope of God's forgiveness, but Lucifer assures him that it isn't possible. Ambrosio finally agrees to the contract after considerable deliberation. Lucifer takes him out of his dungeon and into the forest. Lucifer reveals that Elvira was his mother, making Antonia his sister, and adding incest to his list of sins. Ambrosio then discovers that he accepted Lucifer's offer only minutes before being pardoned.

Lucifer says that gaining Ambrosio's soul has been his objective for a long time, and Matilda was a demon assisting him. Lucifer then points out a flaw in Ambrosio's deal: Ambrosio simply wanted to be released from his confinement. Lucifer has completed his half of the contract and is now free to murder Ambrosio and take his soul. He lifts Ambrosio into the air and lands him on the cliffs below. Ambrosio endures for six days before dying alone and eternally cursed.


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Rating: 95/100
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