Lady Susan ; The Watsons ; Sanditon
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Harmondsworth ; Baltimore : Penguin, 1974., Harmondsworth ; Penguin,, 1974. .
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222 pages ; 18 cm.
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Adult Fiction / ROMANCE
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Harmondsworth ; Baltimore : Penguin, 1974., Harmondsworth ; Penguin,, 1974. .
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Collecting three lesser-known works by one of the nineteenth century's greatest authors, Jane Austen's Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon is edited with an introduction by Margaret Drabble in Penguin Classics. These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride. Written in the last months of Austen's life, the uncompleted novel Sanditon, set in a newly established seaside resort, offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators, and shows an author contemplating a the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution with a mixture of scepticism and amusement. Margaret Drabble's introduction examines these three works in the context of Jane Austen's major novels and her life, and discusses the social background of her fiction. This edition features a new chronology.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Austen, J., & Drabble, M. (1974). Lady Susan: The Watsons ; Sanditon . Penguin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Margaret Drabble. 1974. Lady Susan: The Watsons ; Sanditon. Penguin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Margaret Drabble. Lady Susan: The Watsons ; Sanditon Penguin, 1974.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Austen, Jane, and Margaret Drabble. Lady Susan: The Watsons ; Sanditon Penguin, 1974.

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