Lady Susan
This abruptly finished--some would say unfinished--novel is told as a series of letters between the various characters, followed by a brief summary of subsequent events delivered by the author. It recounts the machinations of the corrupt Lady Susan as she schemes to marry off both herself and her young daughter to the greatest financial advantage. Though not as fully developed as Austen's complete novels, it still reflects her use of well-rounded characters as well as her keen eye for the details of nineteenth-century society manners. A must-read for Jane Austen fans!
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Lady Susan
This abruptly finished--some would say unfinished--novel is told as a series of letters between the various characters, followed by a brief summary of subsequent events delivered by the author. It recounts the machinations of the corrupt Lady Susan as she schemes to marry off both herself and her young daughter to the greatest financial advantage. Though not as fully developed as Austen's complete novels, it still reflects her use of well-rounded characters as well as her keen eye for the details of nineteenth-century society manners. A must-read for Jane Austen fans!
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One of the first stories Jane Austen ever published, yet just as sharp and satirical as you’d expect from her. This epistolary novella is just as brilliant as all the other Austen you love.

This abruptly finished--some would say unfinished--novel is told as a series of letters between the various characters, followed by a brief summary of subsequent events delivered by the author. It recounts the machinations of the corrupt Lady Susan as she schemes to marry off both herself and her young daughter to the greatest financial advantage. Though not as fully developed as Austen's complete novels, it still reflects her use of well-rounded characters as well as her keen eye for the details of nineteenth-century society manners. A must-read for Jane Austen fans!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798874868758
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 08/27/2024
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English novelist and is today considered one of the masters of classic romantic fiction.


Linda Barrans is a British narrator with a fondness for Jane Austen and Shakespeare. She wrote the Sam the Sheep books to make positive use of the time during COVID lockdown, and to give herself and her friend Cate Barratt a modern piece to record together.


Denis Daly is an audiobook narrator and codirector of Voices of Today, an Australian spoken word production house.

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father

Table of Contents

Letter I: Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. Vernon — 1
Letter II: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 2
Letter III: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 5
Letter IV: Mr. De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon — 7
Letter V: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 9
Letter VI: Mrs. Vernon to Mr. De Courcy — 12
Letter VII Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 15
Letter VIII Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 18
Letter IX: Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan — 21
Letter X: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 22
Letter XI: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 25
Letter XII: Sir Reginald De Courcy to His Son — 27
Letter XIII: Lady De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon — 30
Letter XIV: Mr. De Courcy to Sir Reginald — 32
Letter XV: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 36
Letter XVI: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 39
Letter XVII: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 41
Letter XVIII: From the Same to the Same — 44
Letter XIV: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 46
Letter XX: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 49
Letter XXI: Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy — 54
Letter XXII: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson — 56
Letter XXIII: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy — 60
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