Lady susan

Here are five lesser-known and beloved works by Jane Austen to read on the 200th anniversary of her death.

Whit Stillman adapts Jane Austen and makes the most purely droll film of his career.

Lady Susan. Penguin Little Clothbound Classics. Cover Design by Coralie Bickford Smith.

A Penguin Classics edition of three lesser-known Austen works, including Lady Susan, the basis for Whit Stillman's feature film Love and Friendship starring Kate Beckinsale and Chlo Sevigny. These three short works show 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 Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men.

Description: Lady Susan : autograph manuscript, fair copy., Austen, Jane, 1775-1817., , , MA 1226

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible…

Watch The Divine Jane, a short documentary film specially commissioned for the exhibition, browse a digital facsimile of Lady Susan accompanied by audio, and view selected images from the exhibition.

Description: Lady Susan : autograph manuscript, fair copy., Austen, Jane, 1775-1817., , , MA 1226

Susan Sarandon's cleavage is nothing new, but it is something marvelous.