Northanger Abbey
Author: Jane Austen
One of the first of Jane Austen’s novels to be written, and one of the last to be published, Northanger Abbey is both an amusing story of how a naive girl enters society and wins the affection of a witty young clergyman, and a high-spirited parody of the lurid Gothic novels that were popular during Austen’s youth. In the process it features a vivid account of social life i….Read More
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