![]() ![]() Jane Austen never submitted Lady Susan for publication. Rather than continue telling her story as it happened in letters between the characters, Austen opts to sum up what happens next in a short epilogue. My only complaint was that Jane Austen ended the novel rather abruptly. As a heroine (or anti-heroine), Lady Susan is delightfully wicked and unrepentantly schemes, connives, and seduces her way through polite society. The story was witty and irreverent and had more than a touch of Oscar Wilde-esque style and wit to it. MY THOUGHTS: I am sure this will come as no surprise but, of the three versions, my favorite was the original Jane Austen novel. Love and Friendship by Stillman is a longer book in which Lady Susan’s nephew attempts to re-frame the story in such a way as to vindicate his aunt from the vile slanders of the DeCourcy family and their lackey, “the Spinster Authoress.” Since I hadn’t read either of the two books, I decided it would be interesting to read them both before seeing the movie so I could see how the different versions compared with each other.ĪBOUT THE BOOKS: Lady Susan, in its original form, is a short novel, told mostly through letters, which follows the schemes and manipulations of the titular Lady Susan. The film, Love and Friendship, was based on the Whit Stillman book, Love and Friendship, which was in turn based upon the Jane Austen novel, Lady Susan. I was very excited to see that there was a new Jane Austen movie coming out. ![]()
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