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Jane Austen’s first novel, Northanger Abbey—published posthumously in 1818—tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen’s fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical Northanger Abbey pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the first edition of 1818.
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- Paperback 256 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0375759174
- ISBN-13: 9780375759178
- Publisher: Modern Library
- Pub date: Jan 08, 2002
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 1 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound and Others
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I consider this the weakest of Austen's books. The heroine Catherine got on my nerves because she allowed herself to be manipulated. She was very naive, so I could not sympathize or relate to her. It's well written, but I find the characters unlikeable and the plot less than gripping. So why did I g ... Continue
I consider this the weakest of Austen's books. The heroine Catherine got on my nerves because she allowed herself to be manipulated. She was very naive, so I could not sympathize or relate to her. It's well written, but I find the characters unlikeable and the plot less than gripping. So why did I give it 3 stars? Because Jane Austen creates a cast of characters with serious flaws (I absolutely loathed the Thorpes). She perfectly captured the superficial society of Bath and I have to applaud that!
All Austen is five star work. I'm only rating in comparison to how I rank them in relation to each other.