Emma, is the fourth novel written by Jane Austen. It was published in three volumes in 1815. The novel is set in Highbury, England, in the early 19th century.

It centres on Emma Woodhouse, an intelligent young woman whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities results in several romantic misadventures.

Introduction of the character Emma Woodhouse in the novel is considered as among the most famous in the history of fiction.