After reading hundreds of Regency romances in the last couple of years, I've decided to go back to the
grande dame of the genre. Or, rather, the grande demoiselle. So far, I've only read two Austen, and the score is tied - loved P&P (clichéd I know), HATED
Emma. That book has the rare distinction of being one of few that I actively hated, rather than passively disliked. I had to actually force myself to finish and unusually, I did make myself do so, rather than drop it. Emma remained, in my view, vile and contemptible to the very end. I'm hoping that my current attempt will break the tie and to the arguments in favor of Austen might add some
Persuasion 