Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen Collection)

Austen's witty exploration of the perils of mistaking fiction for reality

During an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated H...show more

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256 pages

Average rating: 7.5

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Corvus_Libri
Sep 18, 2023
10/10 stars
One of my favourite Austen works, the want of a literary adventure leaving room for a real-life adventure that gives you hope for yourself in any era. Catherine is a book nerd that finds her love in another nerd that survives her youthful conflation and their family and friends blatant hijinx.
ebani.tm
Dec 29, 2022
6/10 stars
3.25* out of all of Austen's novels this one might be the most half-baked, the plot is a little underwhelming and the leading man also a little underwhelming. However, if you are a fan of gothic novels the literary references and the witty remarks make it more enjoyable. It's one of her shorter novels so it could be more accessible for people just starting out, but if that was the case I would recommend Persuasion over Northanger Abbey, as it res...read more
raet
May 14, 2021
9/10 stars
I have read this book multiple times and I never get bored of it.

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