The Watsons & Lady Susan

Austen fans will love these three lesser-known stories that display her genius for witty observations and shrewd characterization, and deal with familiar themes of love, folly, and social ambition among the English middle classes.<br/><br/>In The Watsons, Austen introduces us to Emma Watson and the choices she faces as a young woman in Georgian England. By contrast, Lady Susan describes a flirtatious and self-centered widow seeking an advantageous second marriage. In Sandition, Austen deftly explores the life of a range of characters in and up-an-coming seaside town.<br/><br/>In these tales you will find enthralling dilemmas, wicked machinations, great humour, and powerful emotions. Their astounding variety shows the sheer breath of Austen's writing and reveals her exceptional talent.