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by Jane Austen

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  • PublisherPrints Publications Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN-139789366973586
  • BindingPaper back
  • Pages92
  • LanguageEnglish

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13 9789366973586
Binding Paper back
Number of Pages 92 Pages
Language English
Dimension (Inches) 5.5''*8.5''
Weight (Grams) 92
Subject Classic Fiction
Category Fiction

"Lady Susan" is a novella written by Jane Austen, likely in 1794 (though it was not published during her lifetime). The story is one of Austen's earliest works and provides a sharp, witty exploration of social mores, relationships, and the role of women in the society of the late 18th century. Unlike her more famous novels such as Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility, Lady Susan is shorter and presented as a series of letters, a narrative style that Austen occasionally used in her writing. The novella remains a significant part of her literary legacy, providing an early example of her understanding of social dynamics, marriage, and gender roles.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon near Basingstoke, the seventh child of the rector of the parish. She lived with her family at Steventon until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Here she remained, except for a few visits to London, until in May 1817 she moved to Winchester to be near her doctor. There she died on July 18, 1817. As a girl Jane Austen wrote stories, including burlesques of popular romances. Her works were only published after much revision, four novels being published in her lifetime. These are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma(1816). Two other novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, were published posthumously in 1818 with a biographical notice by her brother, Henry Austen, the first formal announcement of her authorship. Persuasion was written in a race against failing health in 1815-16. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, Lady Susan, and an unfinished novel, The Watsons. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, Sanditon, a fragmentary draft of which survives.

                              Contents
  Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. Vernon ............................................5  
  Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson ........................................7  
  Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................10  
  Mr. De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon ................................................12  
  Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson .....................................14  
  Mrs. Vernon to Mr. De Courcy ................................................16  
  Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson .....................................18  
  Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................20  
  Mrs. Johnson to Lady S. Vernon ............................................22  
  Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson .....................................23  
  Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................25  
  Sir Reginald De Courcy to His Son..........................................27  
  Lady De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon ..............................................30  
  Mr. De Courcy to Sir Reginald.................................................32  
  Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................35  
  Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................37  
  Mrs. Vernon yo Lady De Courcy .............................................39  
  From The Same to the Same ...................................................42  
 Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................44  
 Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................46
 Miss Vernon to Mr De Courcy ................................................50  
 Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................51  
 Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................54  
 From The Same to the Same ...................................................57  
 Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................63  
 Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan ...................................................66  
 Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................68  
 Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan ...................................................70  
 Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson .....................................71  
 Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. De Courcy .....................................73  
 Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................75  
 Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan ...................................................76  
 Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................77  
 Mr. De Courcy to Lady Susan ..................................................78  
 Lady Susan to Mr. De Courcy ..................................................79  
 Mr. De Courcy to Lady Susan ..................................................80  
 Lady Susan to Mr. De Courcy ..................................................82  
 Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan Vernon .....................................83  
 Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson ...................................................85  
 Lady De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon ..............................................87  
 Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy ..............................................88  
 Conclusion ...............................................................................90

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