| George Knightley | |
|---|---|
| Emma character | |
 George Knightley as depicted in an illustration by Hugh Thomson for an 1896 edition of Emma | |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Landed gentleman |
| Relatives | John Knightley |
| Home | Donwell Abbey; after he marries, Hartfield |
George Knightley is a principal character depicted by Jane Austen in her novel Emma, published in 1815. He is a landowner and gentleman farmer, though "having little spare money".[1] A lifetime friend of Emma's, though nearly seventeen years older than she, he is one of the only characters willing to correct her when he believes her to be doing wrong.
- ^ Ronald Blythe ed. Jane Austen: Emma (Penguin 1971) p. 223