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. In contrast, THE WATSONS is a delightful fragment, whose spirited
heroine - Emma - finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and
pride. Meanwhile SANDITON, set in a seaside resort, offers a glorious cast
of hypochondriacs and spectators, treated by Austen with both amusement and
scepticism.