| Lady Susan Contributor(s): Austen, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539340600 ISBN-13: 9781539340607 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.31 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" (0.26 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lady Susan is a selfish, unscrupulous and scheming woman, highly attractive to men, 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 is not only beautiful but intelligent and witty, and her suitors are significantly younger than she is (in contrast with Sense and Sensibility and Emma, which feature marriages by their female protagonists to men who are 16 years older). Although the ending includes a traditional reward for morality, Lady Susan herself is treated more leniently than the adulteress in Mansfield Park, who is severely punished. |