The celebrated opening of Jane Austen’s Emma introduces readers to her most unforgettable character: a supremely se1f-assured and accomplished young woman who believes herself immune to romance. By turns brilliant and foolish, self -aware and self-deluding, Emma ＂leaps from error to error,＂ writes Margaret Drabble in her incisive Introduction, wreaking comic havoc in the lives of those around her. The mature flowering of Austen’s singular and prolific genius, Emma is also a fascinating,hilarious, and timeless coming- of- age tale —the compelling story of a woman seeking her true nature and finding true love in the process.