Jane Austin
Lady Susan
Lady Susan
An interesting tale about a near shameless woman who neglects her daughter, indeed seems to dislike her, and plays men, and women, off against each other with skill and selfishness helped by her charm and extreme good looks. It's another in the long line of stories about women and what they have to do to survive especially in times when it was extremely hard to without a man by your side. All the more interesting as Jane was very young when this was written (thought to be 19) although it wasn't published for over 50 years after her death. Possibly because it seems to not to make a moral indignation about Susan who is treating people badly and having an affair with a married man whilst stringing others along. My theory that. A great short story.
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