Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan 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.
Source: Wikipedia
Language: English
Published in: 1794
Word count: 23,021 words (≈ about 2 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/946
Copyright: Public Domain
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