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    Northanger Abbey

    By Jane Austen

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    Catherine Morland’s introduction to fashionable society exposes her to horror, crime, and romance. Jane Austen’s first novel parodies the popular gothic novels of the time and reveals a youthful imagination in her early work.

    Set in one of England’s most beautiful and historical cities, Bath, Northanger Abbey explores the trivialities and imaginings of a young lady as she is introduced to society. Catherine Morland is an impressionable girl with a fondness for gothic novels and tales of romance. Join her as she explores a new city and loses her heart to the Tilneys’ family home, Northanger Abbey. But as Catherine discovers a new world, her vivid imagination begins to get the better of her and soon she is convinced that the grand home is the keeper of many dark secrets.

    Published posthumously, this seminal work from Jane Austen is rife with her famous wit and humour. An ideal short read for fans of classic English literature.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 11, 2018
    ISBN9781528785990
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    Jane Austen

    Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle-classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.

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    • 4/5
      This was fun, especially the beginning and the very end of Northanger Abbey where Austen indulges in meta-comments, authorial intrusions, direct appeals to the reader, and the most obvious jokes. Most of the rest of this short novel plays out like a regular Jane Austen book, with the occasional reminder that this is -- in part -- a parody. Jane Austen parodying her own style and genre. Fun!
    • 5/5
      Quite possibly one of my favorite books, Gothic romance and suspense, The first half went slow until I mastered to language, but it was the easiest Austen book to read and get into and I was able to read her other novels with more ease after this one.
    • 4/5
      This book is a quick read that is quite enjoyable. If you loved "Pride and Prejudice", you'll find Northanger Abbey to be in the same mold. Jane Austen brings the characters alive in this short novel.
    • 4/5
      Austin's hand at gothic-style romance, as a way to poke fun at the novels and those who read them. Protagonist Catherine Morland is overly dramatic and a twit. She's my least favorite Austin heroine.
    • 4/5
      When I was younger, I didn't think that this book by Austen measured up to her other books. Now I find it so amusing! Perhaps I was too close to the teenage mentality that she pokes fun at in this book to see the humor back then.
    • 5/5
      Jane lets her wicked humor loose in this book, poking gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) fun at just about everyone’s poses, pretensions, and delusions, but as silly as Austen makes novel-drama-obsessed Catherine she still allows her to be artlessly charming and a lively joy to spend time with, and on this reread I gained a renewed appreciation for the playful wit and heartfelt decency of Henry Tilney. Northanger Abbey has moved up a few places in my favorite Austen novel list.
    • 5/5
      It's a classic!!
    • 5/5
      I think this is my favorite Jane Austen. I found myself giggling throughout the whole book. I loved Catherine and how she would let her imagination run wild, and that Henry enjoyed spinning her up. I love the way Austen writes people, and how often you know someone like her characters.
    • 4/5
      Not my favorite Austen novel. The first half of the book is rather slow, a bit dry. Luckily for the reader, the second half picks up and moves along nicely. Catherine, the MC, is a silly girl - a bit of a drama queen with a tendency to let her imagination run wild. Austen pokes fun at the novel in this story, and there are moments of humor that gave me a chuckle. Rated 3.5/5.
    • 4/5
      I always labor a bit when reading dated language, but the lightly satirical tone of this novel carried me through. Certain passages, like when Catherine talks about reading novels, will probably find their way into my work as a librarian.
    • 4/5
      I loved this book at the beginning but was not a huge fan by the end. The characters seemed somewhat shallow and although they were on the verge of learning some good "coming-of-age" lessons, they instead basically got their way and walked away almost spoiled, rather than mature. Loved the descirptions of Bath, but the Abbey part kind of lost my interest-- it seemed a bit childish. Might be a good read for a pre-teen.
    • 3/5
      Austen's first real novel, sort of, and so it isn't her best. She was so young when she wrote it!But, an Austen read nonetheless.
    • 2/5
      Surprisingly funny for Austen! I first read this one for a Gothic Novels class - fantastic class by the way - and really liked it. It's not my favorite of hers, but definitely worth reading. I enjoyed the way she defended her craft against critics of the novel genre.
    • 4/5
      Main character is Catherine Morland.She is an average girl from a large family.one day,she is invited to accompany some friends of the family.It is romance story.I like this book.I can't expect this ending.
    • 4/5
      a very amusing book indeed!
    • 2/5
      Although Jane Austen has a wonderful sense of humor, which weaves its way through her stories, I found the plot rather dull. I knew (or suspected) the ending quite early in the book and thought more could have been written about it. Instead it was just tacked onto the end of the book. Not much happens but the dialogue is very good.
    • 2/5
      Drippy provincial meets gent, gets scared, lives happily ever after.
    • 5/5
      Hysterically funny, especially if you've read any of the gothic novels of her time. I particularly like the authoress injecting herself into the narrative, speaking of her own feelings about her characters. She clearly doesn't take herself too seriously...
    • 3/5
      Dare I admit, this was the hardest Jane Austen novel I've yet read to get through? To be fair, I'm far from a big Austen fan - Charlotte Bronte is more my cup of tea - but I was actually intrigued by the synopsis for Northanger Abbey and how different it seemed from some of Austen's other novels. Overall, I found this book to be good, but not great.
    • 2/5
      Please don't be angry Austen fans but I'm afraid I will never be able to join your ranks. I liked Pride & Prejudice but I couldn't even finish Persuasion. I can see why fans like Northanger Abbey. Austen got in some pretty cutting comments on social mores and gothic literature. Unfortunately, the humor was not enough to draw me into the story.
    • 4/5
      Catherine Morland, seventeen and naive, travels to Bath as a companion to neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Allen. There she meets new friends and travels with one family, the Tilneys, to their home, Northanger Abbey. While there, Catherine lets her imagination run wild. She eventually learns the truth and finds love. I love Jane Austen.
    • 2/5
      Definitely no Pride & Prejudice! too pompous and dragged.
    • 3/5
      I've loved Jane Austen's other novels, and this was a fairly entertaining diversion, especially if you've got any experience reading 18th Century Gothic novels. It probably isn't something I'll come back to as I will with her others, but I'm glad to have explored it over once--a relaxing break from the real world if nothing else, and an easy read.
    • 5/5
      This is probably my favorite Austen novel. It is so lighthearted.
    • 5/5
      My favorite Jane Austen book!
    • 4/5
      This is one of my favorites of Jane Austen. The characters are great--you can envision each of them. The dialogue is well played and let's face it, it really is very funny!
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly enjoyed, and one of my favourites. Well written and i could realli identify with the over imaginative heroine. I liked the themes of horror stories and her recurring theme of social hierarchy. The ending was good as always and i liked the male hero as he was mysterious and not as definitive as the heroes in her other books, so it left it more to the imagination.
    • 4/5
      One of my favourite Jane Austen books, she has such a familiar writing style. Although it could be said the story is lacking in terms of a plot, you cannot fault the way in which the characters are brought to life and the empathy you feel with them.
    • 4/5
      Really solid for her first work. Enjoyable characters. Not TOO predictable plot. The ending was a little abrupt, but overall a quick, fun read that shows how Austen developed her craft.
    • 4/5
      As a lover of both the gothic genre of literature and Jane Austen, it was inevitable that I would read and enjoy this book. Witty and extremely clever, this book skewers the familiar story of an imaginative young woman who finds herself in a mysterious home where the mistress is dead and her son is out of the heroine's league but still highly appealing. This book will have you laughing out loud.