![]() ![]() ![]() The epistolary novel mimics letter writing in order to distance the author from their work, as well as to simulate the secrecy and intimacy of private communication for its reader.Īusten's novel, narrated by letters between its cast of characters, follows Lady Johnson's visit to Churchill, the country estate of her brother- and sister-in-law Charles and Catherine Vernon. It is notable for its epistolary form, a popular style of prose fiction writing in the late-eighteenth century in which the narrative is told in the form of letters between characters embedded in the story itself. ![]() Originally written in 1794-making it one of Austen's earliest complete works- Lady Susan was published posthumously and has since been of interest to readers and scholars alike. Lady Susan (1871) is a novel by English author Jane Austen. ![]()
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