Name: Lady Susan
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Author: Jane Austen

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Physical Book

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Language

English

Pages

142

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.8 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN13

9781534636729

Synopsis "Lady Susan"

Lady Susan Vernon is a widow with defects using them to their advantage to achieve its objectives at all costs, while its negative reputation is the subject of talks. Now she has proposed getting a possessor son-in-law of a great fortune for her daughter, Frederica, who refuses to marry. While she evaluates potential candidates for his daughter, Lady Susan indulges flirting, keep a married lover, misrepresenting any negative view that people have of her and even convince even the most reluctant just for the pleasure of it. Lies, deception and manipulation are the order of the day with this particular woman and devoid of scruples as only Jane Austen could do.

Jane Austen

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She was a British novelist who lived during the Georgian era. She was born in the rectory of Steventon (Hampshire). Her family belonged to the British gentry (rural nobility or agrarian bourgeoisie), a context she never left and in which she set all her works, always revolving around the marriage of her protagonist.

She has been portrayed in cinema on numerous occasions, sometimes faithfully reproduced, like the 1940 classic Pride and Prejudice directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, and other times adapted to modern times, as is the case with Clueless, a loose adaptation of Emma. Other versions include Sense and Sensibility from 1995; Mansfield Park from 2000; and Pride and Prejudice in 2004 (directed by Gurinder Chadha) and in 2005 (directed by Joe Wright). However, the most faithful and perfect version of the book Pride and Prejudice to date is the series presented by the BBC starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. The interest that Jane Austen's work continues to arouse today shows the relevance of her thought and the influence she has had on subsequent literature. Her life has also been portrayed in film with the movie Becoming Jane (2007)

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