Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy young woman living in the early 19th century, whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities occasions several romantic misadventures, which leads her into deeper meanings of love and life

Emma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, to have a loving father for whom she cares, friends, and a home. But Emma has a terrible habit: matchmaking. She cannot resist finding suitors for her friends, most of all Harriet Smith. Emma is desperate for Harriet to find happiness, but every suitor she finds for her friend ends up attracted to Emma. But is Emma so focused on Harriet's happiness that she is not considering her own happiness in love?—Mel from the Untied Kingdom

With her main character Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen describes the coming of age of a privileged and intelligent woman at the beginning of the 19th century, who harms others with her misperception and is finally able to find her place in society. Jane Austen is reported to have said of her heroine: "I'm going to create a heroine that no one but me will particularly like."

Mit ihrer Hauptfigur, Emma Woodhouse, schildert Jane Austen den Reifeprozess einer privilegierten und intelligenten jungen Frau anfangs des 19. Jahrhunderts, die mit ihrer verfehlten Wahrnehmung anderen schadet doch schließlich ihren Platz in der Gesellschaft finden kann. Jane Austen soll über ihre Heldin gesagt haben: "Ich werde eine Heldin schaffen, die keiner außer mir besonders mögen wird."—Rapunzel