Author : Jane Austen
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (453 download)
Book Synopsis Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen (A Romantic Story) Annotated Edition by : Jane Austen
Download or read book Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen (A Romantic Story) Annotated Edition written by Jane Austen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803. However, it was not published until after her death in 1817, along with another novel of hers, Persuasion. Northanger Abbey is a satire of Gothic novels, which were quite popular at the time, in 1798-99. This coming-of-age story revolves around Catherine Morland, a young and naïve "heroine", who entertains the reader on her journey to a better understanding of the world and those around her. In the course of the novel, she discovers that she differs from those other women who crave wealth or social acceptance, as instead she wishes only to have happiness supported by genuine morality.During an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. There, her imagination influenced by novels of sensation and intrigue, Catherine imagines terrible crimes committed by General Tilney. With its broad comedy and irrepressible heroine, this is the most youthful and and optimistic of Jane Austen's works.