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“Beware how you give your heart.”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?The novel gives Austen an opportunity to satirize the Radcliffe school of Romantic mystery and to explore a favorite theme of feminine self-delusion. Northanger Abbey is presented here with the original color illustrations by C.E. Brock from the 1907 edition of the novel. There are also links to free full-length audio recordings.*Active Table of Contents.

Catherine Morland reads tales of Gothic romance, yet leads a country life in Wiltshire. When she travels to Bath, she meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney. She is invited by his sister and father to stay at Northanger Abbey, where she meets all the trappings of Gothic horror that she has read about. Fortunately, she has her own good sense and irresistible but unsentimental hero, Henry Tilney.

Northanger Abbey was the first novel to be completed by Jane Austen in 1798, but after being bought by a publisher – who then didn’t publish – became the last to be published, posthumously in 1818. The story follows Catherine Morland, an honest, sweet girl of seventeen who is invited to her first society parties and balls in Bath, courtesy of her neighbours, The Allens. Catherine enjoys reading fashionable Gothic Novels, and translates the fictional ideas into real life, imagining the upstanding General Tilney, father of her love interest Henry, has murdered his wife. The themes of love and marriage, property and social status, as well as misunderstandings and intrigue, once again, take central stage to give us another delightful romance with a moral and happy ending. Northanger Abbey has been the inspiration for an abundance of novels, short stories, TV adaptations and a 1986 film of the same name.Buy this ebook free of spelling and formatting errors today, and enjoy forever. Love it? Give it a 5* rating to let everyone know.

When Catherine, the clergymans daughter, is invited to go to the city of Bath, she partakes in the various balls, theaters and other social gatherings. She meets a young and handsome gentleman with whom she dances and has fun with. What follows is a series of new acquaintances, relationships and eventually the transformation of a girl into a mature and intelligent woman.Northanger Abbey was the first novel that Jane Austen completed for publication, but it was not published until after her death. This book was written over 200 years ago and is still read by countless spellbound readers all over the world.

The Definitive Edition of NORTHANGER ABBEY-Illustrated with beautiful vintage illustrations -Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly“One of the 1000 novels everyone must read” The Guardian“Northanger Abbey is a jeu d'esprit, in which vivid girlish affection is turned to something deeper by a teasing lover, Henry Tilney. In this novel from her own youth, Austen created a teenage heroine who keeps making mistakes, but whose impressionability is loveable to the hero as well as the reader. “ John Mullan“But this is one of my favorites because it is so fun and light. It's breezy, and this may sound weird, but I think it most shows what Jane would have been like as a friend.” Misty“Jane Austen’s first novel tells the story of Catherine Morland, the very ideal of a nice girl. But her naïve heroine is also in possession of an overactive imagination, fueled by her obsession with gothic novels. When Catherine meets Henry Tilney, she’s instantly smitten. But when she’s invited to his home, the sinister Northanger Abbey, she learns not to interpret the world through the pages of lurid thrillers.” Booking in HeelsNORTHANGER ABBEY is a specially issued release to mark the anniversary of one of the greatest romance novels ever written. This edition is beautifully presented with classic illustrations. Now is your chance to read or re-read the book that has won millions of readers’ hearts.

This edition includes 10 illustrations. Jane Austen has won legions of devoted fans in the 200 years since her death with her masterful parody of courtship and lightly moralizing critique of social mores in the early 19th century. Northanger Abbey was the first of her major novels to be completed, and though it was sold to a publisher in 1803, it was not released until 1817, months after her death. The tale of Gothic novel-obsessed Catherine Morland gives readers, particularly Austen fans that have only experienced her later works, an early point of reference by which to chart the sharpening of her famous wit.

At seventeen, Catherine Morland is invited to accompany the Allens to Bath for the winter season. In Bath, Catherine meets and befriends the Tilneys and the Thorpes. Through her relationships with these families, Catherine learns the true value of love and friendship, as Henry Tilney and John Thorpe vie for her affections and the true character of her friend, Isabella, is revealed. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

“Catherine did not know her own advantages -- did not know that a good-looking girl, with an affectionate heart and a very ignorant mind, cannot fail of attracting a clever young man, unless circumstances are particularly untoward.“This edition of Northanger Abbey includes:● Notes● A biographical notice of the author written by Austen’s brother● An extract from Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters● An extract from A Memoir of Jane Austen ● A chronology of Jane Austen.

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen How is this book unique? Illustrations IncludedNorthanger Abbey /ˈnɔrθˌæŋɡər/ was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan (as it was first called) was written circa 1798–99. It was revised by Austen for the press in 1803, and sold in the same year for £10 to a London bookseller, Crosby & Co., who decided against publishing. In the spring of 1816, the bookseller was content to sell it back to the novelist's brother, Henry Austen, for the exact sum—£10—that he had paid for it at the beginning, not knowing that the writer was by then the author of four popular novels. The novel was further revised by Austen in 1816/17, with the intention of having it published. Among other changes, the lead character's name was changed from Susan to Catherine, and Austen retitled the book Catherine as a result. Austen died in July 1817. Northanger Abbey (as the novel was now called) was brought out posthumously in late December 1817 (1818 given on the title page), as the first two volumes of a four-volume set that also featured another previously unpublished Austen novel, Persuasion. Neither novel was published under the title Jane Austen had given it; the title Northanger Abbey is presumed to have been the invention of Henry Austen, who had arranged for the book's publication.

Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is broadly comedic and brilliantly postmodern in its lampooning of a genre.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is gorgeously illustrated by Hugh Thomson and features an afterword by David Pinching.Northanger Abbey tells the story of Catherine Morland, a naive young woman whose perceptions of the world around her are greatly influenced by the romantic gothic novels to which she is addicted. When she moves to Bath she sees mystery and intrigue all around her, not least of all in Northanger Abbey itself, the home of General Tilney and his handsome son Henry, where Catherine suspects a sinister crime has occurred.

Catherine Morland has little experience of the world. When a neighbor takes her to visit the fashionable city of Bath, her naiveté leaves her vulnerable. Who should Catherine trust? Whose friendship is genuine and whose will be harmful? Catherine’s adventure becomes sinister when she visits Northanger Abbey. What is hidden in the locked cabinet? Why are the General’s children afraid of him? What terrible secrets does he keep in his dead wife’s bedroom? Guided only by the gothic horror stories she so loves reading, Catherine stumbles through her adventures. Will hers be a happy ending? Will she find a hero to share her "happily ever after?"