Northanger Abbey: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Northanger Abbey is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Austen, Jane (1775–1817).

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"Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen is a coming-of-age novel and satire of Gothic fiction completed in 1799 and published posthumously in 1817. The story follows naïve seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland, whose active imagination and fondness for Gothic novels distort her view of reality. When she visits Bath and later stays at the mysterious Northanger Abbey, Catherine's romantic fantasies collide with everyday life, leading to misunderstandings and revelations. Through social entanglements and misjudgments, she must learn to distinguish fiction from reality.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Northanger Abbey
• Author credits: Austen, Jane (1775–1817)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Books and reading -- Fiction
• England -- Fiction
• England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
• Gentry -- England -- Fiction
• Gothic fiction
• Horror tales -- Appreciation -- Fiction
• Love stories
• Marriage -- Economic aspects -- Fiction
• Satire
• Young women -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Category: British Literature
• Category: Classics of Literature
• Category: Novels
• Gothic Fiction

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