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Lady Susan

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Original author: Jane Austen

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"Lady Susan" by Jane Austen is an epistolary novella written circa 1794 but not published until 1871. The story follows the cunning Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and charming widow described as "the most accomplished coquette in England," as she manipulates those around her for personal gain. She schemes to marry off her reluctant daughter Frederica to a wealthy fool while pursuing her own romantic conquests—ensnaring the naive Reginald De Courcy and maintaining an affair with a married man. Through letters between characters, the novella reveals Lady Susan's calculated deceptions and their consequences.

Lady Susan, by Jane Austen. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #946.

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42 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. Vernon272 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson686 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy534 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Mr. De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon318 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson572 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Mrs. Vernon to Mr. De Courcy592 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson665 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy614 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Mrs. Johnson to Lady S. Vernon207 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson569 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy313 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Sir Reginald De Courcy to his Son720 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Lady De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon350 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Mr. De Courcy to Sir Reginald877 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy647 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson516 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy898 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: From the same to the same376 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson570 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy1,305 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy259 words
  1. 22.Chapter XXII: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson1,024 words
  2. 23.Chapter XXIII: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy747 words
  3. 24.Chapter XXIV: From the same to the same2,279 words
  4. 25.Chapter XXV: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson1,066 words
  5. 26.Chapter XXVI: Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan507 words
  6. 27.Chapter XXVII: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy379 words
  7. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan240 words
  8. 29.Chapter XXIX: Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson316 words
  9. 30.Chapter XXX: Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. De Courcy661 words
  10. 31.Chapter XXXI: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson216 words
  11. 32.Chapter XXXII: Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan275 words
  12. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson98 words
  13. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Mr. De Courcy to Lady Susan136 words
  14. 35.Chapter XXXV: Lady Susan to Mr. De Courcy216 words
  15. 36.Chapter XXXVI: Mr. De Courcy to Lady Susan293 words
  16. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Lady Susan to Mr. De Courcy83 words
  17. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: Mrs. Johnson to Lady Susan Vernon279 words
  18. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson304 words
  19. 40.Chapter XL: Lady De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon267 words
  20. 41.Chapter XLI: Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy462 words
  21. 42.Conclusion956 words