Lady Susan (version 2)
Jane Austen
Play
Length 2 h 42 min
Chapters 42
First published 1871
Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published. Although the primary focus of this short novel is the selfish behavior of Lady Susan as she engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter, the actual action shares its importance with Austen’s manipulation of her characters' behavior by means of their reactions to the letters that they receive. The heroine adds additional interest by altering the tone of her own letters based on the recipient of the letter. Thus, the character of Lady Susan is developed through many branches as Austen suggests complications of identity and the way in which that identity is based on interaction rather than on solitary constructions of personality. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
Lady Susan Vernon to Mr Vernon Read by Brenda Dayne 2:37
2
Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 5:02
3
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 3:44
4
Mr de Courcy to Lady Vernon Read by Kevin Cade 2:18
5
Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 4:13
6
Mrs Vernon to Mr de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 3:54
7
Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 4:58
8
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 3:52
9
Mrs Johnson to Lady S. Vernon Read by Sage Tyrtle 1:59
10
Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 4:19
11
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 2:24
12
Sir Reginald de Courcy to his son Read by Jim Milles 4:43
13
Lady de Courcy to Mrs Vernon Read by Dreama Lynn 2:49
14
Mr de Courcy to Sir Reginald Read by Kevin Cade 5:01
15
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 3:59
16
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 3:38
17
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 5:27
18
From the Same to the Same Read by Shelly Brisbin 2:36
19
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 4:03
20
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 7:43
21
Miss Vernon to Mr de Courcy Read by Heather Ordover 2:10
22
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 6:56
23
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 4:42
24
From the Same to the Same Read by Shelly Brisbin 13:20
25
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 7:28
26
Mrs Johnson to Lady Susan Read by Sage Tyrtle 4:28
27
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 2:37
28
Mrs Johnson to Lady Susan Read by Sage Tyrtle 2:08
29
Lady Susan Vernon to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 2:46
30
Lady Susan Vernon to Mr de Courcy Read by Brenda Dayne 5:33
31
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 1:58
32
Mrs Johnson to Lady Susan Read by Sage Tyrtle 2:36
33
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 1:21
34
Mr de Courcy to Lady Susan Read by Kevin Cade 1:29
35
Lady Susan Vernon to Mr de Courcy Read by Brenda Dayne 2:05
36
Mr de Courcy to Lady Susan Read by Kevin Cade 2:09
37
Lady Susan to Mr de Courcy Read by Brenda Dayne 1:15
38
Mrs Johnson to Lady Susan Vernon Read by Sage Tyrtle 2:41
39
Lady Susan to Mrs Johnson Read by Brenda Dayne 2:42
40
Lady de Courcy to Mrs Vernon Read by Dreama Lynn 2:14
41
Mrs Vernon to Lady de Courcy Read by Shelly Brisbin 3:05
42
Conclusion Read by Sage Tyrtle 6:50
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