Since this novella is short and sweet I will likewise keep my post to a minimum. Long ago I vowed to read all of Jane Austen's works and have had great success with Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and most recently Lady Susan. The format in which Lady Susan was written was by letters of correspondence between characters. I found it quite amusing how each character changes their writing dependent upon who they are writing to. Although I do tremendously enjoy Jane Austen's style of writing I often find myself irritated by her characters, namely I did not like Lady Susan at all. I thought that Lady Susan was a terrible mother and person in general, her tact and wiles were put to a lot of ill use. I was also very dissatisfied with the ending that came about. I somehow thought things would end differently but then again since it is called Lady Susan undoubtedly things would have to end well for her.
Jane Austen
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