adriana answers “why do people don't count this novel when...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Lady Susan:

why do people don't count this novel when they discuss jane austen? the say she wrote 6 novels and not 7

adriana It is because it is a novella, and written in epistolary form; some say it is even unfinished. Furthermore, it was not as successful as some other of …moreIt is because it is a novella, and written in epistolary form; some say it is even unfinished. Furthermore, it was not as successful as some other of Jane Austen's books; Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, and Mansfield Park. These are considered her "6 major novels". So it is not only because it may be shorter; similarly, Sanditon and The Watsons is not considered a major novel of hers, and yet it is 112 pages.(less)

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