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Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen · first published 1818

Northanger Abbey ( NOR-thang-ər), written by the English author Jane Austen, is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels. Although the title page is dated 1818 and the novel was published posthumously in 1817 with Persuasion, Northanger Abbey was completed in 1799. From a fondness of Gothic novels and an active imagination distorting her worldview, the story follows Catherine Morland, the naïve young protagonist, as she develops a better understanding of herself and the world around her. Based on the different styles and different references to Gothic novels, it is apparent that Austen wrote Northanger Abbey over the span of many years.

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