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Hello, I'm Mariam. Today I've got a story set in England in the 1800s - it's about a
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young woman who's not afraid to speak her mind and who discovers that romance is not
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as simple as seems!
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This woman is called Emma - she lives in a small village right in the middle of the English
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countryside. She's pretty, smart and a strong and independent woman in her own right. When
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she's not out socialising, she looks after her elderly father. She thinks life is OK
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but would like a bit more excitement and fun. She enjoys her carefree lifestyle and has
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vowed never to settle down and get married so instead she decides to make friends with
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a younger woman called Harriet and help her find a husband.
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So she sets out to make Harriet a 'gentleman's wife' and to teach her about the right type
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of man to marry. She tells her to set her sights on the town's clergyman, Mr Eton. But
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it turns out Mr Eton is in love with Emma - or at least her money. So her plan has failed.
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Then the handsome Frank Churchill arrives and Emma, herself, starts to fall in love
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with him. She flirts with him and he does seem to be interested in Emma. But a good
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friend of hers, Mr Knightley, gives her some advice, telling her that it is not right to
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behave like that and also that Frank is not to be trusted. She then decides that perhaps
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Frank could be the perfect man for Harriet.
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Well, love can be a tricky thing, especially when someone is trying to control it! Join
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me again in part two to find out if Emma - and Harriet - finally find true love. See you then.