Lady Susan Contributor(s): Austen, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1984025074 ISBN-13: 9781984025074 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Biographical |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1230 |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.35 lbs) 120 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "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) |