Lady Susan
Jane Austen
Publisher: Cheapest Books
Summary
“Lady Susan”, Austen's "most wicked tale, and "it is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan is a selfish, attractive woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. She subverts all the standards of the romantic novel; she has an active role, she's not only beautiful but intelligent and witty, and her suitors are significantly younger than she is. - Some Other Books of Austen: - Pride and Prejudice (1813) - Sense and Sensibility (1811) - Emma (1816) - Persuasion (1818) - Mansfield Park (1814) - Northanger Abbey (1817) - Juvenilia – Volume II (1790) - Juvenilia – Volume I (1790) - Juvenilia – Volume III (1790)