Jane Austen 
Lady Susan 

“Lady Susan”, Austen’s ‘most wicked tale, and ‘it is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan is a selfish, attractive woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. She subverts all the standards of the romantic novel; she has an active role, she’s not only beautiful but intelligent and witty, and her suitors are significantly younger than she is. 
 
 - Some Other Books of Austen: 
 - Pride and Prejudice (1813) 
 - Sense and Sensibility (1811) 
 - Emma (1816) 
 - Persuasion (1818) 
 - Mansfield Park (1814) 
 - Northanger Abbey (1817) 
 - Juvenilia – Volume II (1790) 
 - Juvenilia – Volume I (1790) 
 - Juvenilia – Volume III (1790)