Northanger Abbey (/ ˈnɔːrθæŋər / NOR-thang-ər), written by the English author Jane Austen, is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels. [1] Although the title page is dated 1818 and the …

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A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austen's "Gothic parody." Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical …

Apr 1, 1994 · "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 …

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Dec 11, 2025 · Northanger Abbey is a novel by Jane Austen, published posthumously in 1817. It combines a critique of conventional novels on polite society with a satire of Gothic tales of terror.

May 31, 2025 · Part marriage plot, part novel about novels, “Northanger Abbey” is Austen’s strangest—and perhaps most underappreciated—work.

Sep 23, 2025 · As a satire of the Gothic novel, Northanger Abbey gives us a look into what Austen thought of one of her period's favourite literary phenomena. Northanger Abbey was probably written …

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NORTHANGER ABBEY. VOLUME THE FIRST. CHAPTER I. NO one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be a heroine. Her situation in life, the