Lady Susan
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- Author：Jane Austen
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Recently widowed， the unscrupulous and beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is determined to scheme her way through high society in the hope of a profitable new match - all while trying to marry off her unfortunate daughter。 Told through a series of letters， Jane Austen's magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charming。
'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste' - Virginia Woolf
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics， they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna， from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island， and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon。 Beautifully designed and printed， these collectible editions are bound in colourful， tactile cloth and stamped with foil。
Recently widowed， the unscrupulous and beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is determined to scheme her way through high society in the hope of a profitable new match - all while trying to marry off her unfortunate daughter。 Told through a series of letters， Jane Austen's magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charming。
'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste' - Virginia Woolf
Reviews
LeeAnne
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An interesting enough story plot， just not as good as subsequent Austen novels。
Victoria Wlosok
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i can't believe jane austen's first novel was an epistolary MILF book i can't believe jane austen's first novel was an epistolary MILF book 。。。more
Gül
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3。5
s
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Really enjoyed it！ Was right up my street:）
Lelo reads
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عندما اقتنيت النسخة الورقية من هذه الرواية، لم أقرأ شيئا عنها، كان يهمني أن أجد أي عمل جديد لجاين أوستن، بما أنني قرأت لها بعض أعمالها سابقا، وشاهدت بعض الأفلام المقتبسة عن رواياتها والتي سحرتني جدا تلك الثقافة التي ظهرت في أفلامها، رغم تحفظي على بعض التفاصيل في الروايات والأفلام التي لم ترق لي كثيرا。تعودت على أسلوب أوستن، لكن في هذه الرواية، لن تجد ذلك الأسلوب الذي تعرفه، فهذه النسخة من الرواية هي من اصدارات دار الرافدين، وبترجمة مأمون الزائدي، هي عبارة عن حكاية بأسلوب الرسائل، فالحكاية بنيت عل عندما اقتنيت النسخة الورقية من هذه الرواية، لم أقرأ شيئا عنها، كان يهمني أن أجد أي عمل جديد لجاين أوستن، بما أنني قرأت لها بعض أعمالها سابقا، وشاهدت بعض الأفلام المقتبسة عن رواياتها والتي سحرتني جدا تلك الثقافة التي ظهرت في أفلامها، رغم تحفظي على بعض التفاصيل في الروايات والأفلام التي لم ترق لي كثيرا。تعودت على أسلوب أوستن، لكن في هذه الرواية، لن تجد ذلك الأسلوب الذي تعرفه، فهذه النسخة من الرواية هي من اصدارات دار الرافدين، وبترجمة مأمون الزائدي، هي عبارة عن حكاية بأسلوب الرسائل، فالحكاية بنيت على سرد من أصوات مختلفة بناءا على الرسائل المختلفة، والشخصية الرئيسية في الحكاية هي الليدي سوزان。الحكاية أحببتها رغم أن الليدي سوزان ذكرتني بشخصية آنا كرنينا لليو تولستوي، وشخصية آن من رواية فتاة القطار لبولا هوكينز。 هذه الشخصية "الليدي سوزان" شخصية متغطرسة ولعوب تتحكم بالجميع، وذكية حذقة تستطيع التلاعب بالكلمات وتقلب آراء الآخرين عليها، وتبدو لوهلة أولى مسكينة بريئة، لكن لا يخدعك المنظر الخارجي وطريقة الكلام。أحببت الحقد والمكائد في الحكاية، والنميمة أيضا هههههه رائعة جدا، رغم أنها من أولى روايات أوستن 。。。more
Mark Beer
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It was really interesting to read something in this style by Jane Austen。 It had lots of her characteristics and tell tale signs but I struggled a bit with the characters and who was who and who was the villain in the story。 I think it would have ended up being great but a bit lacking in structure for me。
Valentina Markasović
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gaslight gatekeep girlboss
Sweet。readings
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La historia que nos encontramos entre estás páginas se remonta al año 1794 dónde la viuda Lady Susan， nos cuenta sus planes para volver a encontrar marido y a su vez intentar casar a su hija de dieciséis años。Una novela epistolar la mar de entretenida dónde gracias a los personajes y a la correspondencia que se enviaban entre ellos， he sido testigo de su día a día y de todo lo que sucedía con la llegada de Lady Susan a casa de los señores Vernon。No ha sido lo mejor que he leído de la autora pero La historia que nos encontramos entre estás páginas se remonta al año 1794 dónde la viuda Lady Susan， nos cuenta sus planes para volver a encontrar marido y a su vez intentar casar a su hija de dieciséis años。Una novela epistolar la mar de entretenida dónde gracias a los personajes y a la correspondencia que se enviaban entre ellos， he sido testigo de su día a día y de todo lo que sucedía con la llegada de Lady Susan a casa de los señores Vernon。No ha sido lo mejor que he leído de la autora pero para mí siempre es un placer leerla por qué me fascina su pluma。Hay ciertos rasgos de la personalidad de Lady Susan que me han gustado pero otros los he detestado。No me ha gustado el trato que le da a su hija tratándola con desprecio y obligándola a casarse con un hombre que no quiere。Y tampoco me ha gustado la manera que tiene de utilizar a los hombres y embaucarlos para su propio beneficio。En conclusión ha sido una historia entretenida， cortita y con unos personajes con personalidades muy dispares。 。。。more
Youmna
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This book feels so uniquely ahead of its time - from the scheming， manipulative protagonist with a charming exterior， to the romantic entanglements and scandals that I was pretty surprised to see to this extent in a regency era setting。 If there's one thing Lady Susan has it's audacity。 Despite her history of being meddlesome， flirtatious， and a neglectful mother， she is always incredulous as to why everyone assumes the worst of her - even though the letters she writes in private only confirm th This book feels so uniquely ahead of its time - from the scheming， manipulative protagonist with a charming exterior， to the romantic entanglements and scandals that I was pretty surprised to see to this extent in a regency era setting。 If there's one thing Lady Susan has it's audacity。 Despite her history of being meddlesome， flirtatious， and a neglectful mother， she is always incredulous as to why everyone assumes the worst of her - even though the letters she writes in private only confirm that her intentions are horrible and that everything she denies is in fact true。 I can't help but laugh in disbelief every time she guilt-trips and gaslights her companions into believing their prejudices against her are unfounded， that she has a good reason for everything she does， that she has done nothing wrong in her life， ever。All in all this book was such a pleasant， delicious surprise。 Jane Austen has always had such a good wit and keen understanding of character。 I can't believe she wrote this when she was 18， it's definitely one of her most underrated works。 。。。more
Jessica
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Written circa 1794–95。 A film was made roughly adapted from Lady Susan， but was produced under the borrowed title of Austen's juvenile story Love and Freindship。 Written circa 1794–95。 A film was made roughly adapted from Lady Susan， but was produced under the borrowed title of Austen's juvenile story Love and Freindship。 。。。more
Carla
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I watched the movie Love and Friendship this morning （well done， mostly true to the novel except a bit different at the end） and then read the book today。 I really enjoyed this epistolary novella， Lady Susan is so awful and funny。 My only quibble is that the ending， which is in narrative form） is precipitous; I really would have rather had the conclusion be communicated in more detail via letters。
Jowmoon
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This was too short to really get into but oh how Jane Austen loves her ambitious and unapologetically manipulative women！
Romanel
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3。5
mar （taylor’s version）
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lady susan invented gaslight gatekeep girlboss， this book was so sassy and funny！ 4。5⭐️
Sara Alhooti
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كتاب خفيف وممتع
Fatin Allen
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Comprehensible and entertaining。
ZzzCelezzz
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Qué miedo Lady Susan， demasiado manipuladora
Zully Luly
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Calificación 3。5
Adara Kirana
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3。0
Emeline
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Nouvelle épistolaire， bourrée de ragots: la commère que je suis a évidemment apprécié！C’était sympa， j’aime bien l’ambiance de l’époque marquée par la recherche du mariage mêlée aux potins。 En plus， c’était très court ; bref， Jane Austen supremacy。C’est assez différent de ses autres œuvres， mais on voit bien que c’est bestie Jane。
Tijana
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Sympa mais bof。 Un peu chiant mais beaucoup de gossip。
Lilith
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"cuando una persona está siempre engañando， es imposible ser consistente。" "cuando una persona está siempre engañando， es imposible ser consistente。" 。。。more
Shivani Shukla
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lady susan and mrs johnson were the og blair and serena
Heather King
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A snarky delight - Lady Susan runs roughshod over all the men around her。 Other women can only watch in dismay （or befriend her） till she is out-manipulated by a most surprising opponent。
Jeff
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Hadn’t heard of this one。 Quick read。 Story is told through correspondence between characters。 Fun to watch the scheming and manipulation by Lady Susan。 I enjoyed it and found they made a movie out of it called Love and Friendship with Kate Beckinsale。 Reviews were mixed but I enjoyed the adaptation even more than the novella it was based on。
Leah
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What a ride。 Lady Susan is not likeable， nor is she meant to be。 It’s an interesting change。 As always， the language is delightful。 Austen really has a talent for characterization， and it is very apparent here。
Daniela Samayoa
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Querida Lady Susan Vernon， déjeme decirle que me encanta su descaro。
Chiara
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everyone in this is so fucking petty i love it
Kate
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This was so fun！ And so different from all of Austen’s other works。 I was amazed by how clever it was。 Really strong throughout; bumped down to 4 stars because the ending didn’t deliver and things just sort of tapered off。
Maddyish
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What a bad introduction to Jane Austen。。。
Reference
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