Lady Susan
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Lady Susan is an early epistolary novella by Jane Austen that satirically portrays a manipulative widow navigating Regency-era society through charm and deceit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Susan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1727238 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lady Susan Context triple: [Jane Austen, notableWork, Lady Susan]
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A.
Chronicles of Barsetshire
Chronicles of Barsetshire is Anthony Trollope’s celebrated series of Victorian novels set in the fictional English county of Barsetshire, exploring provincial life, politics, and the clergy.
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B.
Dashwood
Dashwood is the surname of the central family in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," including the character Elinor Dashwood.
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C.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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D.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is a popular American brand of premium paper products, particularly known for its napkins and tableware.
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E.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is an American magazine known for its in-depth reporting, cultural commentary, and coverage of politics, celebrity, and current affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lady Susan Target entity description: Lady Susan is an early epistolary novella by Jane Austen that satirically portrays a manipulative widow navigating Regency-era society through charm and deceit.
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A.
Chronicles of Barsetshire
Chronicles of Barsetshire is Anthony Trollope’s celebrated series of Victorian novels set in the fictional English county of Barsetshire, exploring provincial life, politics, and the clergy.
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B.
Dashwood
Dashwood is the surname of the central family in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," including the character Elinor Dashwood.
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C.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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D.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is a popular American brand of premium paper products, particularly known for its napkins and tableware.
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E.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is an American magazine known for its in-depth reporting, cultural commentary, and coverage of politics, celebrity, and current affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistolary novel
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Love and Freindship
ⓘ
surface form:
Love & Friendship (2016 film)
|
| author | Jane Austen ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lady Susan self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Lady Susan’s schemes for advantageous marriages ⓘ |
| completionDate | around 1794 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editorOfFirstPublication | James Edward Austen-Leigh ⓘ |
| explores | clash between appearance and reality ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Frederica Vernon
ⓘ
Mrs. Vernon ⓘ Reginald De Courcy ⓘ Reginald De Courcy ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Reginald De Courcy
|
| firstPublicationDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | A Memoir of Jane Austen ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
ⓘ
novel of manners ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Lady Susan Vernon ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Regency era ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early work of Jane Austen ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | ironic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lady Susan Vernon ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
|
| narrativeForm | letters ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple correspondents ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | juvenilia and early writings ⓘ |
| portrays |
Regency-era high society
ⓘ
courtship practices in English gentry ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | manipulative widow ⓘ |
| publicationStatusDuringAuthorLife | unpublished ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | epistolary ⓘ |
| theme |
gender roles
ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ manipulation ⓘ marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| tone | satirical ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Love & Friendship (2016 film)