Austen's most wicked tale, 'Lady Susan' is a short epistolary novel. 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....
Jane Austen - Lady Susan
Lady Susan
Wicked, manipulative, beautiful
Jane Austen
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Beschreibung
Austen's most wicked tale, 'Lady Susan' is a short epistolary novel. 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.