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'''Lady Susan''' may be [[Jane Austen]]'s least known completed work. It is an [[epistolary novel]], written around 1793-4, and is significant both for its genre and for the character of its protagonist, the scheming Lady Susan. It was first published in James Edward Austen-Leigh | '''Lady Susan''' may be [[Jane Austen]]'s least known completed work. It is an [[epistolary novel]], written around 1793-4, and is significant both for its genre and for the character of its protagonist, the scheming Lady Susan. It was first published in James Edward Austen-Leigh's ''A Memoir of Jane Austen'' in 1870. | ||
While the rest of Austin's heroines are decent and sympathetic characters, Susan is amoral and manipulative. ''Lady Susan'' is a subtle and clever novel; the protagonist's motivation and her character (or lack thereof) is revealed more in the reactions of the recipients of the letters than by Lady Susan's own words. | While the rest of Austin's heroines are decent and sympathetic characters, Susan is amoral and manipulative. ''Lady Susan'' is a subtle and clever novel; the protagonist's motivation and her character (or lack thereof) is revealed more in the reactions of the recipients of the letters than by Lady Susan's own words.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 9 September 2024
Lady Susan may be Jane Austen's least known completed work. It is an epistolary novel, written around 1793-4, and is significant both for its genre and for the character of its protagonist, the scheming Lady Susan. It was first published in James Edward Austen-Leigh's A Memoir of Jane Austen in 1870.
While the rest of Austin's heroines are decent and sympathetic characters, Susan is amoral and manipulative. Lady Susan is a subtle and clever novel; the protagonist's motivation and her character (or lack thereof) is revealed more in the reactions of the recipients of the letters than by Lady Susan's own words.