Lady Susan
Jane Austen
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Description
Jane Austen wrote Lady Susan as a novel in letters. Forty-one letters carry the story, followed by a conclusion. No narrator stands between the reader and the writers.
Lady Susan herself writes with charm, wit, and cool self-interest. Other letters answer hers, judge her, or fall under her spell. Family visits and marriage plans give her room to scheme. Austen's early work shows her irony already fully formed. Readers who know her later novels will enjoy this sharper, colder heroine. The letters let every writer expose a different motive. Austen trusts readers to spot the lies without her help.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jane Austen |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 125 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |