We finally cover a Jane Austen novel! Emma , a young woman of high social standing, is a curious mix of observant and clueless, intelligent and clueless, capable and clueless… and, having secured a good marriage for her former governess, she’s determined to use her powers of matchmaking for good once again—this time on the innocent (and clueless) Harriet Smith. Will her meddling be successful? Or will she make something of a fool of herself for our amusement, and learn a lesson or two along the way, and maybe, just maybe, accidentally find herself married by the end? I think you can guess the answer to that, but there’s still a lot to enjoy in seeing it all unfold. Chris and Suzanne launch a cluster on the nineteenth-century English novel—and therefore a cluster on class—with this classic.