Lady Susan
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Letters 1–10 Letters 11–20 Letters 21–30 Letters 31–41 Conclusion
Themes
All Themes Gender, Power, and Manipulation Public Appearance vs. Private Reality Love and Transaction
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Lady Susan Catherine Vernon Reginald De Courcy Frederica Vernon Alicia Johnson Sir James Martin Mr. Manwaring Sir Reginald De Courcy Lady De Courcy Mr. Johnson Mrs. Manwaring Miss Manwaring Charles Vernon
Symbols
All Symbols Letters
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Satire Setting Style Tone Unreliable Narrator Verbal Irony
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Lady Susan

by Jane Austen
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Letters 1–10
  • Letters 11–20
  • Letters 21–30
  • Letters 31–41
  • Conclusion
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Gender, Power, and Manipulation Theme Icon
    Gender, Power, and Manipulation
  • Public Appearance vs. Private Reality Theme Icon
    Public Appearance vs. Private Reality
  • Love and Transaction Theme Icon
    Love and Transaction
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Lady Susan
  • Catherine Vernon
  • Reginald De Courcy
  • Frederica Vernon
  • Alicia Johnson
  • Sir James Martin
  • Mr. Manwaring
  • Sir Reginald De Courcy
  • Lady De Courcy
  • Mr. Johnson
  • Mrs. Manwaring
  • Miss Manwaring
  • Charles Vernon
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Letters Symbol Icon
    Letters
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Verbal Irony
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Lady Susan is an epistolary novella (meaning that the story is told almost entirely through letters between characters), and these letters represent the characters’ inability to be their authentic selves within polite society. In 18th-century…

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