Scary monsters
Happy Halloween, Janeites! Although Austen wrote no scenes of trick-or-treating, pumpkin-carving, or gorging on candy corn, she certainly created plenty of unforgettably monstrous people. Herewith, my nominees for the Five Scariest Characters in Jane Austen, in ascending order of evil: 5. Emma Woodhouse (Emma) A world-class manipulator--“Do not imagine that I want to influence you," she insists to Harriet, while attempting to influence her—whose eventual reform can’t erase ou