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Lady Susan

Jane Austen

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Recently widowed Lady Susan Vernon accepts a visit to relatives while maneuvering around the consequences of her flirtations. Through letters exchanged by admirers, relations, and confidantes, her attempts to control her own prospects and her daughter's future provoke conflicting accounts of the same events.

42 sections23,053 wordsAbout 1 h 45 min
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About Lady Susan

The letter form makes reputation a contest between voices with different information and different stakes. Lady Susan's private candor sharply contrasts with the effects of her charm on those she meets. Austen's comedy depends on this uneven knowledge, allowing readers to track calculation beneath conventional expressions of family affection and propriety.

Reading focus

Compare competing letters in a brisk social comedy about charm, self-interest, and a widow's efforts to control her reputation.

This reading edition contains 23,053 words in 42 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Jane Austen. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

Opening excerpt

Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. Vernon.

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Contents

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  1. I2 min
  2. II4 min
  3. III3 min
  4. IV2 min
  5. V3 min
  6. VI3 min
  7. VII4 min
  8. VIII3 min
  9. IX1 min
  10. X3 min
  11. XI2 min
  12. XII4 min
  13. XIII2 min
  14. XIV5 min
  15. XV3 min
  16. XVI3 min
  17. XVII5 min
  18. XVIII2 min
  19. XIX3 min
  20. XX6 min
  21. XXI2 min
  22. XXII5 min
  23. XXIII4 min
  24. XXIV11 min
  25. XXV5 min
  26. XXVI3 min
  27. XXVII2 min
  28. XXVIII2 min
  29. XXIX2 min
  30. XXX4 min
  31. XXXI2 min
  32. XXXII2 min
  33. XXXIII1 min
  34. XXXIV1 min
  35. XXXV2 min
  36. XXXVI2 min
  37. XXXVII1 min
  38. XXXVIII2 min
  39. XXXIX2 min
  40. XL2 min
  41. XLI3 min
  42. CONCLUSION5 min

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