"e;Lady Susan"e;, Austen's "e;most wicked tale, and "e;it is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan is a selfish, attractive woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. She subverts all the standards of the romantic novel; she has an active role, she's not only beautiful but intelligent and witty, and her suitors are significantly younger than she is. Some Other Books of Austen:Pride and Prejudice (1813)Sense and Sensibility (1811)Emma (1816)Persuasion (1818)Mansfield Park (1814)Northanger Abbey (1817)Juvenilia Volume II (1790)Juvenilia Volume I (1790)Juvenilia Volume III (1790)