Lady Susan

"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)



Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. Her biting social commentary and masterful use of both free indirect speech and irony eventually made Austen one of the most influential and honored novelists in English Literature.



"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)