Lady Susan

by Jane Austen

Lady Susan is a novel composed as a series of letters (called an "epistolary novel"), one of Austen's earliest works (completed in 1794), but not published until 1871. It's about a seemingly charming, recently widowed, unwanted house guest, at least for his brother's wife because she tried to prevent their marriage. She considers Susan "the most accomplished coquette in England." Favorite quote: “Facts are such horrid things!”
Painting at right: Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets, 1872

I. Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. Vernon

II. Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson

III. Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy

IV. Mr. De Courcy to Mrs. Vernon

V. Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson

VI. Mrs. Vernon to Mr. De Courcy

VII. Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson

VIII. Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy

IX. Mrs. Johnson to Lady S. Vernon

X. Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs. Johnson

XI. Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy

XII. Sir Reginald De Courcy to His Son