In this collection of writings by Jane Austen and her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh, readers are treated to two of Austen's lesser-known works. Lady Susan, a epistolary novel about a widow's charming but unscrupulous attempts to secure a husband for herself and her daughter, offers a glimpse into Austen's wit and biting social commentary. The Watsons, meanwhile, is a unfinished novel that explores the lives of four sisters in a genteel but impoverished family. James Edward Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt, which takes up the remainder of the book, adds a personal and heartfelt dimension to readers' understanding of Jane Austen's life and work.

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