Lady Susan by Jane Austen Hardback Book 9780241582527

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics irresistible mini editions of short stories novellas and essays from the worlds greatest writers designed by the awardwinning Coralie BickfordSmith Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna from haunted New England to a sundrenched Mediterranean island and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon Beautifully designed and printed these collectible editions are bound in colourful tactile cloth and stamped with foilRecently widowed the unscrupulous and beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is determined to scheme her way through high society in the hope of a profitable new match all while trying to marry off her unfortunate daughter Told through a series of letters Jane Austens magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charmingThe wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste Virginia Woolf