Northanger Abbey (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Austen
- First Published: 1818
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Catherine Morland, Mrs. Allen, Isabella Thorpe, John Thorpe, James Morland, Henry Tilney, General Tilney, Captain Tilney, Eleanor Tilney
- Genres: Long fiction, Gothic fiction, Fiction of manners, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Values, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Literature, Betrayal, Friendship, Social life, Brothers and sisters, Eighteenth century, Wit or humor, Imagination, Clergy, Gossip, Naivete
- Locales: Bath, England
The Story:
Although a plain girl, Catherine Morland thought herself destined to become a heroine like those in her favorite gothic novels. She might, however, have spent her entire life in Fullerton, the small village in which she was born, had not Mrs. Allen, the wife of a wealthy neighbor, invited her to go to Bath. There a whole new world was opened to Catherine, who was delighted with the social life of the colony. At Bath, she met Isabella Thorpe, who was more worldly than Catherine and took it upon herself to instruct Catherine in the ways of society. Isabella also...
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