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Lady Susan
Lady Susan

Lady Susan

Hesperus Classics

FICTION

95 Pages, 4.7 x 7.5

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $13.95 (US $13.95) (CA $15.95)

Publication Date: March 2006

ISBN 9781843911302

Rights: US, CA, AU & NZ

Hesperus Press (Mar 2006)

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Overview

Inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and written in a similar epistolary form, Lady Susan is one of Jane Austen’s earliest finished works. In it, she reveals all the caustic wit and brilliant social satire of her later novellas. The victim of a vicious scandal, the impoverished Lady Susan is obliged to take up residence with her brother-in-law and his family. Refusing to resign herself to the role of placid houseguest, she conspires to baffle her hosts, seducing her sister-in-law’s brother in the process by means of her impeccable gentility and some well-judged flirtation. Yet before her victory is complete, she must first contend with the untimely appearance of a former lover. The author of Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen is one of the best-loved novelists of all time.

Reviews

Inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and written in a similar epistolary form, Lady Susan is one of Jane Austen’s earliest finished works. In it, she reveals all the caustic wit and brilliant social satire of her later novellas.