{"product_id":"9781101487945","title":"Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘She has poured forth her tender tale of love in vain and exposed herself forever to the contempt of the whole world’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three short works show Jane Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel \u003cem\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/em\u003e depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities restricted by poverty and pride. Written in the last months of her life, the uncompleted novel \u003cem\u003eSanditon\u003c\/em\u003e is set in a newly established seaside resort, with a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators and shows the author contemplating a changing society with a mixture of scepticism and amusement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Margaret Drabble’ introduction examines these three works in the context of Jane Austen’s major novels and her life, and discusses the social background of her fiction. This edition features a new chronology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group (USA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111900627184,"sku":"9781101487945","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101487945_p0.jpg?v=1763687231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101487945","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}