Emma

Emma Wodehouse is rich, spoiled, and meddlesome. Jane Austen famously declared that nobody would like her heroine except herself. Yet Emma remains as popular and beloved as Austen’s other novels, a meandering but witty comedy that weaves its characters in and out of situations brought on by its heroine’s attempts at playing matchmaker. It’s satirical with a soft touch — more light-hearted than Austen’s other novels — but written with a great deal of love for its characters.