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Northanger Abbey - by Jane Austen (Paperback)

Northanger Abbey - by  Jane Austen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Northanger Abbey is a satire of Gothic novels, which were quite popular at the time. This coming-of-age story revolves around Catherine Morland, a young and naïve "heroine", who entertains the reader on her journey to a better understanding of the world and those around her.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>A beautiful unabridged 200th Anniversary Edition with 20 illustrations and a Foreword</strong></p><p><em>Northanger Abbey </em>was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication in 1803. However, it was not published until after her death in 1817, along with another novel of hers, <em> Persuasion. Northanger Abbey</em> is a satire of Gothic novels, which were quite popular at the time. This coming-of-age story revolves around Catherine Morland, a young and naïve "heroine", who entertains the reader on her journey to a better understanding of the world and those around her. In the course of the novel, she discovers that she differs from those other women who crave wealth or social acceptance, as instead she wishes only to have happiness supported by genuine morality.</p>

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