Lady Susan

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Author: Austen, Jane Fiction & related itemsPublished on 3 March 2016 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Little Black Classics' s eries.Paperback | 128 pages160 x 112 x 11 | 100g 'Of what a mistake were you guilty in marrying a Man of his age! - just old enough to be formal, ungovernable and to have the Gout - too old to be agreable, and too young to die.'The scheming and unscrupulous Lady Susan is unlike any Austen heroine you've met in this fascinating early novella.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Show more