Books with title Lady Susan

Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan 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.

Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan 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.

Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan 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.

The plot is simple: Lady Susan, a clever and ruthless widow, determines that her shy and intimidated teenaged daughter will going to marry a man whom both detest but who will make a good financial "catch". Lady Susan sets her own sights on her sister-in-law's brother, all the while keeping an old affair simmering on the back burner. But people refuse to play the roles they are assigned and her plans spin out of control. One of Austen's earliest novels, Lady Susan is not only a wonderful character study, but it is the only time that Jane Austen deals with London high society.

Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks a new and advantageous marriage for herself, and at the same time attempts to push her daughter into marriage with a man she detests. Through a series of crafty maneuvers, she fills her calendar with invitations for extended visits with unsuspecting relatives and acquaintances in pursuit of her grand plan. As the plot unfolds, characters are revealed and the suspense builds — all through letters exchanged among Lady Susan, her family, friends, and enemies. Described by her rivals as the "most accomplished coquette in England," amply endowed with "captivating deceit," Susan proves to be a remarkable figure, devoid of any redeeming qualities, whose intrigues and devious machinations ultimately lead to disastrous results.

• This version of Lady Susan is edited and annotated for easier reading and includes a biography of the author • This includes fixing typos in the original version of the book by Jane AustenLady Susan is a wickedly funny epistolary novel about a captivating but unscrupulous widow seeking to snare husbands for her daughter and herself. The Watsons explores themes of family relationships, the marriage market, and attitudes to rank, which became the hallmarks of her major novels. Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. This early complete work, which the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the title character.

Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and charming recent widow, visits her brotherandsister-in-law, Charles and Catherine Vernon, with little advance notice atChurchill, their country residence. Catherine is far from pleased, as Lady Susanhad tried to prevent her marriage to Charles and her unwanted guest has beendescribed to her as "the most accomplished coquette in England". Among LadySusan's conquests in London is the married Mr. Manwaring.Catherine's brother Reginald arrives a week later, and despite Catherine's strongwarnings about Lady Susan's character, soon falls under her spell. Lady Susantoys with the younger man's affections for her own amusement and later becauseshe perceives it makes her sister-in-law uneasy. Her confidante, Mrs. Johnson, towhom she writes frequently, recommends she marry the very eligible Reginald,but Lady Susan considers him to be greatly inferior to Manwaring.Frederica, Lady Susan's 16-year-old daughter, tries to run away from schoolwhen she learns of her mother's plan to marry her off to a wealthy but insipidyoung man she loathes. She also becomes a guest at Churchill. Catherine comesto like her—her character is totally unlike her mother's—and as time goes by,detects Frederica's growing attachment to the oblivious Reginald.Later, Sir James Martin, Frederica's unwanted suitor, shows up uninvited, muchto her distress and her mother's vexation. When Frederica begs Reginald forsupport out of desperation (having been forbidden by Lady Susan to turn toCharles and Catherine), this causes a temporary breach between Reginald andLady Susan, but the latter soon repairs the rupture.Lady Susan decides to return to London and marry her daughter off to SirJames. Reginald follows, still bewitched by her charms and intent on marryingher, but he encounters Mrs. Manwaring at the home of Mr. Johnson and finallylearns Lady Susan's true character. Lady Susan ends up marrying Sir Jamesherself, and allows Frederica to reside with Charles and Catherine at Churchill,where Reginald De Courcy could be talked, flattered, and finessed into anaffection for her.

Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan 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.

Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan 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.This book also includes the following:1. Illustrated author biography2. Author facts