![]() He insists they are only friends while he continues to fall infatuated with her. The De Courcys write to their son begging him not to marry Lady Susan. Reginald grills Lady Susan about all the negative rumors he heard about her, but she convinces him they are all untrue. Vernon fears he will end up marrying Lady Susan and that she's after his fortune. Lady Susan's extreme beauty and conniving tactics win Reginald away from his sister. Vernon's brother, Reginald De Courcy, for the simple reason he has been warned to stay from her and she enjoys the ego boost of taming a man predisposed to dislike her. Johnson about how much she detests the Vernons and that she's only using them. The Vernons are powerless to stop her from coming because of social etiquette and Lady Susan moves in. Vernon knows that Lady Susan has a scandalous reputation for seducing the men away from her last hostess, Mrs. Vernon, and warmly informs him she wishes to visit his estate Churchill to meet her nieces and nephews. The novel takes place over the course of several months.Īfter the death of her husband, Lady Susan writes to her ex-brother-in-law, Mr. Lady Susan is an epistolary novel by Jane Austen, telling the story of an unscrupulous widow who manipulates her family and acquaintances for her own social survival. The Complete Novels with Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler. ![]() ![]() The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Austen, Jane. ![]()
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