Lady Susan

by Jane Austen

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

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.

Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. This early complete work, which the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the title character.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153442365
Publisher:	Merkaba Press
Publication date:	07/14/2017
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	263 KB

About the Author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an acclaimed English novelist known for six major novels: Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion. Her writing style has been widely thought of as a cross between realist and romantic genres. Austen’s prose is poignant, and always features a strong-willed female protagonist. While sparing no detail depicting the lavishness of women in the English upper class, Austen also portrayed the reality of gendered social dynamics in the 19th century. Austen has been hailed as a heroine of her own time, in large part because most of the novels of the day were written by men. Indeed, her books portrayed a female narrative that was often overlooked in the catalog of male authors at the time. Austen’s novels gave an important voice to girls and women in literature, and it is for that reason, among countless others, that her works continue to inspire readers today.

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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