Book Report

Written by :

Harvianti Fitri

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Emglish Literature Study Program

Faculty of Humanities

Putra Indonesia University

2020
Book Identity

Title of book : Lady Susan

Author : Jane Austen

Genre : Fiction,romance

Publisher : Global Grey Books

Copyright year : 2019

Number of pages : 76 pages

Book Analysis

Lady Susan a novela written by Jane Austen is a story about Lady Susan as the main

character, a gorgeous,intelligence,and full of tricky about flirting a men is now mourning

because of the death of her husband. Her life full of glamour. While she is still mourning with

her husband’s death,she do not wastime,in spite she is looking for her new husband,Mr

Mainwairing also a new father for her daughter,Frederica that is Sir James.Her horrible

attitude of flirting and seduce a man left the bad rumour about her in Langford.Soon,Lady

Susan must leave to Churchill and then stay with her brother,Mr Charles Vernon and her

sister in law, Mrs. Vernon. She use to write a letter about everything to her bestfriend,Alicia

Johnson eventhough her husband forbid her to become friend with Lady Susan. As soon as

she arrive in Langford where she will stay in her brother’s house,she find a right

husband,Reginald de Courcy. She seduce him with not just beauty,but her intelligence.

The best part from this book is about Lady Susan herself.She is so charming and

exquisite.She can handle the problem in calm way which show of her intelligence.She is not

rely on her beauty in seducing men but more than beauty.This is represent that woman can

control over a man no matter his status. She is dealing her problem by herself which represent

of her independence.She is brilliant to choose her husband eventhough it is controversial. The

author,Jane Austen also write another novel,Pride and Prejudice.The genre is about romance

and love.The main character is Elizabeth Benneth.Whether Elizabeth Benneth or Lady

Susan,both of them choose very well her love life.They do not just fall in love,but both of

them ‘analyse’ their lover.

Jane Austen wrote Lady Susan at 1794,but not published until 1871.Her novel like Pride and

Prejudice,Emma,Sense and Sensibility are the best novel she is ever wrote and the novel has

been made into the film.She write the story based on the fact about her social condition in
that era.Eventhough she did not get any award because woman in the era of early 19 th century

were not allowed to sign the legal documents.Her masterpiece is still relevant until its day

especially from the point of view of woman,social,and love.

Online references

https://www.biography.com/writer/jane-austen