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I write only to bid you farewell, the spell is removed; I see you as you are…You know how I have loved you; you can intimately judge of my present feelings, but I am not so weak as to find indulgence in describing them to a woman who will glory in having excited their anguish,... Continue Reading →
I must warn you of one thing - - do not let Frederica Vernon be made unhappy by that Martin. He wants to marry her; her mother promotes the match, but she cannot endure the idea of it. Reginald De Courcy (Letter 23) QUICK SYNOPSIS Catherine Vernon writes to her mother delighted that Lady Susan... Continue Reading →
Her neglect of her husband, her encouragement of other men, her extravagance and dissipation, were so gross and notorious that no one could be ignorant of them at the time, nor can now have forgotten them. Sir Reginald De Courcy (Letter 11) QUICK SYNOPSIS Sir Reginald De Courcy writes to his son alarmed by his... Continue Reading →
We are now in a sad state; no house was ever more altered; the whole party are at war, and Manwaring scarcely dares speak to me. It is time for me to be gone. Lady Susan, (Letter 2) QUICK SYNOPSIS Lady Susan accepts her brother-in-law Charles Vernon’s invitation to Churchill. She will deposit her daughter... Continue Reading →
Welcome Over the next two weeks we shall be delving into Lady Susan, one of Jane Austen’s most surprisingly wicked novels. Often overlooked by scholars and readers, Lady Susan has lately become the bonus novel tacked on by publishers eager to entice buyers into purchasing yet another edition of Jane Austen’s Complete Novels, now beefed up... Continue Reading →
The group read of Lady Susan begins right here on Austenprose on September 1st with an introduction to Jane Austen's wicked funny novella and list of characters. To prime readers for the group read which starts the next day on Wednesday September 2nd, here is the group reading schedule and some great reading and listening... Continue Reading →
It was a narrow winding path through a thick grove of old Scotch firs; and Catherine, struck by its gloomy aspect, and eager to enter it, could not, even by the general's disapprobation, be kept from stepping forward. He perceived her inclination, and having again urged the plea of health in vain, was too polite... Continue Reading →
To be disgraced in the eye of the world, to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity, her actions all innocence, and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement, is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life, and her fortitude under it what particularly... Continue Reading →
The Novel Her heart (Fanny) and her judgment were equally against Edmund's decision: she could not acquit his unsteadiness, and his happiness under it made her wretched. The Narrator, Chapter 17 Quick Synopsis Edmund reverses his opposition to act based on concerns for Mary Crawford. Fanny is shocked, Maria and Tom gloat. Henry's flirtations with... Continue Reading →
