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    Lady Susan
    Lady Susan
    Lady Susan
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    Lady Susan

    Written by Jane Austen

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published.

    Although the primary focus of this short novel is the selfish behavior of Lady Susan as she engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter, the actual action shares its importance with Austen’s manipulation of her characters' behavior by means of their reactions to the letters that they receive.

    The heroine adds additional interest by altering the tone of her own letters based on the recipient of the letter. Thus, the character of Lady Susan is developed through many branches as Austen suggests complications of identity and the way in which that identity is based on interaction rather than on solitary constructions of personality. Lady Susan’s character is also built by the descriptions of the other letter-writers; but even though their opinions of this heroine coincide with the image that develops from her own letters, Austen demonstrates the subjectivity of the opinions by presenting them – primarily – in the letters of one woman to another, thereby suggesting the established literary motifs of feminine gossip and jealousy. Readers recognize these subjective motifs and examine all of the idiosyncrasies of the characters in order to create their own opinion of Lady Susan – as they would of any real acquaintance. (Summary from Wikipedia)

    Cast:
    Lady Susan Vernon – Kristin Hughes
    Mrs. Vernon – rachelellen
    Mr. De Courcy – Patrick Beverley
    Mrs. Johnson – Kirsten Ferreri
    Sir Reginald De Courcy – Simon Taylor
    Lady De Courcy – Gesine
    Miss Vernon – Kara Shallenberg
    Narrator of the Conclusion – Justin Barrett
    Intros/outros – Robert Scott

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    Jane Austen

    Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle-classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.

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      I did not particularly liked this as much as her other works.