Lady Susan; The Watsons; Sanditon

Lady Susan; The Watsons; Sanditon

by Jane Austen
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Publisher:
Penguin UK
Genre:Fiction
Language: en
Published:1974
ISBN13:9780140431025
ISBN10:0140431020

About the Book

These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel LADY SUSAN depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, THE WATSONS is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine - Emma - finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride. Meanwhile SANDITON, set in a seaside resort, offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and spectators, treated by Austen with both amusement and scepticism.