Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
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Northanger Abbey Summary
| Northanger Abbey was written in 1798, although it was not published until after her death when it was compiled with her final novel, Persuasion. It is notable for being a fierce parody of the late 18th century Gothic style's fainting heroines, 'terror' (giving hints of something fantastic but dreadful, only to quash it later with mundane truth) and haunted medieval buildings. Austen targets with particular venom Ann Radcliffe's extremely popular The Mysteries of Udolpho and has her characters reading and mimicking it whilst the author undermines it at every opportunity. Austen's comparatively thin novel as good as destroyed Radcliffe's reputation for almost two centuries and the exciting gothic writ large of Udolpho is only now being reassessed. Northanger Abbey itself concerns a typical Austen heroine, the young Catherine Morland who is taken to the fashionable resort of Bath with her friends the Allens. From there she travels to the eponymous medieval abbey, the seat of the Tilneys. As an impressionable girl, Catherine becomes obsessed with the possible atrocities going on at Northanger Abbey, inspired by Radcliffe's novel. As ever, Austen cannot resist injecting a little romance into proceedings and she puts Captain Tilney under the spell of the unpleasant, scheming Isabella Thorpe. The novel's central theme, common to Emma and Sense and Sensibility is the peril of confusing life and art: in this instance literature. |
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| Catherine Morland, a "passably pretty" 17-year-old girl, is invited to Northanger Abbey, the estate of a family friend who lives in Bath. Catherine is a typically uncultivated girl tho dislikes being restricted, experiences difficulty with cleanliness, and would rather play cricket with her brothers. She lives with her father who is a clergyman and her mother who is a competent, unemotional wife. When Catherine arrives at Northanger Abbey she meets General Tilney, master of the estate, and his son Henry. Henry almost immediately begins to tease her and question her, but he is charming with an imperturbable common sense which is more welcome than any pretensions of a Gothic hero. Catherine who reads Gothic romance novels feels a sense of drama when shown around the palatial residence. There are padlocked doors, mysterious passageways, cryptic messages, unfinished stories that excite her adolescent sense of alienation. But Henry notices her willingness to be titillated by such occurrences and reminds her that civility makes it possible for people to live together and be happy with a prospect for social consensus. Theatricality gives way to wonderful realism, and Catherine is introduced to this new authentic world. She is shown the difference between helpful arrangements which permit individuals to think and feel for themselves and unhelpful ones which advocate a lifestyle that avoids thinking and feeling. She also sees how people can make a mockery of distinction and value the visible signs of social success: fine clothing, carriages, and fashionable marriages. Catherine refuses to interfere with everyone's business and admits when she is at fault. Her unselfish spirit makes her thankful for this great education and the teachers that have made her evolution into womanhood possible. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable. |
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| No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her. Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respec-table man, though his name was Richard - and he had never been handsome. He had a considerable indepen-dence besides two good livings - and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world, as anybody might expect, she still lived on - lived to have six children more - to see them growing up around her, and to enjoy excellent health herself. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number; but the Morlands had little other right to the word, for they were in general very plain, and Catherine, for many years of her life, as plain as any. She had a thin awkward figure, a sallow skin without colour, dark lank hair, and strong features - so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. |
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| THIS little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication. It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn. That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary. |
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| Catherine Morland, a "passably pretty" 17-year-old girl, is invited to Northanger Abbey, the estate of a family friend who lives in Bath. Catherine is a typically uncultivated girl tho dislikes being restricted, experiences difficulty with cleanliness, and would rather play cricket with her brothers. She lives with her father who is a clergyman and her mother who is a competent, unemotional wife. When Catherine arrives at Northanger Abbey she meets General Tilney, master of the estate, and his son Henry. Henry almost immediately begins to tease her and question her, but he is charming with an imperturbable common sense which is more welcome than any pretensions of a Gothic hero. Catherine who reads Gothic romance novels feels a sense of drama when shown around the palatial residence. There are padlocked doors, mysterious passageways, cryptic messages, unfinished stories that excite her adolescent sense of alienation. But Henry notices her willingness to be titillated by such occurrences and reminds her that civility makes it possible for people to live together and be happy with a prospect for social consensus. Theatricality gives way to wonderful realism, and Catherine is introduced to this new authentic world. She is shown the difference between helpful arrangements which permit individuals to think and feel for themselves and unhelpful ones which advocate a lifestyle that avoids thinking and feeling. She also sees how people can make a mockery of distinction and value the visible signs of social success: fine clothing, carriages, and fashionable marriages. Catherine refuses to interfere with everyone's business and admits when she is at fault. Her unselfish spirit makes her thankful for this great education and the teachers that have made her evolution into womanhood possible. |
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| Fans of Jane Austen will delight in this engaging, lesser-known work. |
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Although Northanger Abbey was not published until after Jane Austen's death in 1817, it was one of her first novels. Northanger Abbey is, in part, Austen's response to Gothic novels, like Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, which were enjoying tremendous popularity in the late seventeeth and early eighteenth centuries, and to their devoted readers. It is a fine demonstration of the young novelist's powers of social observation and pristine style, which are the hallmarks of her work. In opposition to the Gothic novelists' portentous prose and unlikely heroines, she presents a charmingly believable Catherine Morland. In one of Austen's delightful satirical twists, Catherine, recently introduced into society, is a voracious reader of Gothic stories. When she is invited to stay with the Tilneys in their seemingly foreboding abbey, she fears that it is the kind of terrible place described in the novels she devours. |
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Although Northanger Abbey was not published until after Jane Austen's death in 1817, it was one of her first novels. Northanger Abbey is, in part, Austen's response to Gothic novels, like Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, which were enjoying tremendous popularity in the late seventeeth and early eighteenth centuries, and to their devoted readers. It is a fine demonstration of the young novelist's powers of social observation and pristine style, which are the hallmarks of her work. In opposition to the Gothic novelists' portentous prose and unlikely heroines, she presents a charmingly believable Catherine Morland. In one of Austen's delightful satirical twists, Catherine, recently introduced into society, is a voracious reader of Gothic stories. When she is invited to stay with the Tilneys in their seemingly foreboding abbey, she fears that it is the kind of terrible place described in the novels she devours. |
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Northanger Abbey is a romantic satire of early nineteenth century gothic novels; the story of Catherine Morland, a romantic young girl who loves gothic novels. Austen's gentle social satire and the timeless warmth and vividness of her characters have made her novels beloved worldwide. |
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| Catherine Morland, a "passably pretty" 17-year-old girl, is invited to Northanger Abbey, the estate of a family friend who lives in Bath. Catherine is a typically uncultivated girl tho dislikes being restricted, experiences difficulty with cleanliness, and would rather play cricket with her brothers. She lives with her father who is a clergyman and her mother who is a competent, unemotional wife. When Catherine arrives at Northanger Abbey she meets General Tilney, master of the estate, and his son Henry. Henry almost immediately begins to tease her and question her, but he is charming with an imperturbable common sense which is more welcome than any pretensions of a Gothic hero. Catherine who reads Gothic romance novels feels a sense of drama when shown around the palatial residence. There are padlocked doors, mysterious passageways, cryptic messages, unfinished stories that excite her adolescent sense of alienation. But Henry notices her willingness to be titillated by such occurrences and reminds her that civility makes it possible for people to live together and be happy with a prospect for social consensus. Theatricality gives way to wonderful realism, and Catherine is introduced to this new authentic world. She is shown the difference between helpful arrangements which permit individuals to think and feel for themselves and unhelpful ones which advocate a lifestyle that avoids thinking and feeling. She also sees how people can make a mockery of distinction and value the visible signs of social success: fine clothing, carriages, and fashionable marriages. Catherine refuses to interfere with everyone's business and admits when she is at fault. Her unselfish spirit makes her thankful for this great education and the teachers that have made her evolution into womanhood possible. |
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| ôNorthanger Abbeyö is a remarkable contribution in romantic fiction. The story revolves around a simple, innocent young girl Catherine Morland who lives in a utopian world created by novels and believes whatever she reads. Her utopian world is demolished when she confronts harsh realities of life. The twists and turns of the plot entangle the reader and captivate till the end. Engrossing! |
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