Set in 19th century London, the story of Emma tackles the story of a maid who becomes in love with the son of a bourgeois family. Though it appears like a romantic story at its surface, Emma is definitely more than that because issues of discrimination, social unrest, inequality, and the acceptable behaviors in society. Emma is the maid of Mrs. Stownar who is the former governess of William Jones. He was forced to come visit his former tutor and he immediately becomes smitten with Emma.

Emma becomes equally smitten and they have a quiet but blissful courtship. Inevitably, the issue of their social divide forces them to rethink their relationship. William’s father is determined to marry into nobility to get a better social leverage. Eleanor, a naïve noblewoman, falls in love with William. No one approves of William’s relationship with the “hired help” especially when she is compared with Eleanor.

When you mention the word, Victorian, the image that instantly comes to mind is the setting where Sherlock Holmes and Mary Shelley became known-for. But neither of the two settings is just right for this series because this romance surprisingly reveals a spark of conscience and a wide range of emotions that will take the reader into a ride they will long remember.