Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen

The heroine of 'Northanger Abbey' is a Gothic novel-obsessed young woman who sees intrigue and mystery everywhere. Visiting Bath with her friend Mrs. Allen, an older but flighty, irresponsible woman, Catherine Morland falls in love with Henry Tilney, a young clergyman. Believing her to be wealthy, Henry's father invites Catherine to Northanger Abbey, the Tilney home. Greatly influenced by her reading of Mrs. Radcliffe's novel 'Mysteries of Udolpho,' Catherine sees Nightmare Abbey as a house of nightmarish mysteries. But is it just her imagination or is there something more sinister lurking in the ancient cloisters?

• Publish Date: 1975 (first published 4 April 1817)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Folio Society
• Edition: Folio Society Slipcased
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[sarahjay]

Every time Jane broke the 4th wall and talked to the reader was my favorite thing. This book is so sarcastic and funny. The ending could have used a little more (i.e. any) dialogue - it sort of felt like Jane was getting sick of writing about them and just summarized the basic events of the ending in a couple of pages. But overall I thoroughly enjoyed this. Very underrated.