EMMA

Emma is the best novel of Austen in my opinion.
Why?
Because she in a way describes Austen as a person, the observor of the human kind, with her outstanding curiosity for others deep motives, trying to use them to help them in her own way and setting planes for matrimony between any suitable pair she lays her hands on!
Naive as she is , always predicting in the wrong direction, that what makes the story funny! her mentor is Mr. Knightly whom she is always arguing her point of views but never winning the battle, he sees people as they really are, no heroic charcters,just people, putting everyone in his right place ,not fooled for a second by their pretentious masks!
I think Austen was like this in her youth, but due to curious mind and ever learning skills, she managed to be the writer we know, or may be had another knightly in her life!
She sees people as an adventure, trying to connect and separate with the right of being right, although we understood at last it wasn't!
But her feelings are so right , look how she discovers the pretentious characters, by being simply uncomfortable with their behaviour ,way of talking or their clothing.
She is a very exciting character, and the real excitation when at the end she discovers herself, how she was in love with Mr.Knightly and never Knew!!!
Austen is the best!!