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This is an annotated and illustrated version of the book1. It also contains new and unique illustrations to give a better documentation and realism to the book3. This book has. Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is one of ten children of a country clergyman.

Although a tomboy in her childhood, by the age of 17 she is "in training for a heroine" and is excessively fond of reading Gothic novels, among which Ann Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho is a favourite. Catherine is invited. The Bennets first meet Mr. Bingley and his partners at the Meryton Ball. The townspeople finish that Mr. Bingley is perfectly amiable and agreeable. Meanwhile, Mr. Bingley takes an immediate liking to Jane Bennet. Bingley's pal Mr. Darcy, however, snubs Elizabeth.

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View all 55 comments. Nov 03, Jason Pettus rated it it was amazing. Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally. The CCLaP In which I read for the first time a hundred so-called "classics," then write reports on whether or not they deserve the label. Book Northanger Abbey , by Jane Austen The story in a nutshell: Although not published until after her death in but more on that in a bit , North Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.

Book Northanger Abbey , by Jane Austen The story in a nutshell: Although not published until after her death in but more on that in a bit , Northanger Abbey was actually the first book written by infamous "chick-lit forerunner" Jane Austen, with most scholars agreeing that she originally penned it in when barely out of her teens; so it makes sense, then, that the novel centers around the year-old Catherine Morland, and of all the issues important to a typical late teen.

A delightful yet melodramatic young woman, Catherine has a way of naturally charming almost everyone she meets, even while being a hopeless devotee of trashy "gothic novels" think beach-read for the Georgian Era , and of letting them unduly influence her already fanciful and curious mind. When middle-aged friends of the Morlands, then, invite the sheltered rural-living Catherine to join them for six weeks in the cosmopolitan resort town of Bath, she can't help but to be thrilled; and indeed, the bulk of this novel's prose is devoted to capturing the ins-and-outs of youth culture in such a period, the subtle and ultra-complicated flirtation rituals that took place each evening among such communal settings as recital halls and the boardwalk.

Things get even more interesting, though, when one of the friends she makes in Bath invites Catherine to continue her holiday by joining her family at their country home, an old Medieval religious fortress called Northanger Abbey that they've converted into a contemporary living space, with Catherine's goth-filled head going nuts over visions of crumbling cobwebby back hallways and dark family secrets.

Add a mysterious Napoleonic ship captain, some misunderstandings over money, a couple of messy public breakups; and by the end, we leave our hero a little wiser about the world if not a little more jaded, understanding now as a young adult that it's the consistent behavior of a person through good times and bad that determines their character, not their endowment or war record or any other surface-level statistic you can mention.

The argument for it being a classic: Fans of Northanger Abbey argue that it is Austen distilled into its most essential form -- laser-precise observations about the human condition and the fallacies of so-called "civilized society," but without the obsessive preoccupation over landing a man that marks so much of her later and more well-known work. And that's important, they say, because we should actually be celebrating Austen for the perceptive insights into the human psyche she was capable of, not for the bonnet-wearing eyelash-fluttering romantic elements that seem to so dominate any discussion about her anymore.

The reason Austen continues to be so popular, they argue, is precisely because her stories are so timeless at their core; although ostensibly dealing with the fussy aristocratic issues of the day, in reality they say things about the way young women see the world that are still exactly and utterly true of young women years later.

The argument against: Of course, let's not forget that there's a reason Austen's later work is so much better known and loved, say this book's critics -- and that's because those books are simply better, according to any criteria you wish to name, the result of an older and wiser woman with not only better writing skills but a much more complex outlook on the world. Although there's not much debate anymore over whether this is a historically important and well-done story, many critics argue that Northanger Abbey simply doesn't rise to the level of "classic," as is the similar case with so many other first novels by authors who eventually become famous.

My verdict: Okay, I admit it; after years of making fun of people for their obsessive Austen fandom, now that I've finally read my first novel of hers myself, I have to confess that I'm awfully impressed , and can easily see why people still go so crazy for her work in the first place. Because I gotta tell you, it's positively freaky how much like a modern year-old girl in the early s that Catherine actually sounds like here, of just how many of the details Austen chose to focus on turn out to be universal observations about teenage female personas in general, and not simply observations about that particular age's popular culture and societal norms.

I love, for example, how Catherine simply accepts in this quiet way the realization of how much more important it is in the eyes of men to appear smart in public than in the eyes of women; how gold-digging for a husband is simply wrong no matter what the circumstances; that you understand a lot more about a person when observing them in a bad mood than a good one.

I love that Catherine automatically assumes the craziest explanation for any situations that occur in her life, because she's a bored teen and this is what bored teens do to entertain themselves.

I love how she is constantly worrying about saying the wrong thing in front of others; how she is constantly running off in embarrassment over various impolitic confessions blurted out during enjoyable conversations; how the people older than her accept all this from her with a charmed sense of bemusement, while her fellow teenage girls react with catty bitchiness.

I love how their entire social circles revolve around these tiny, barely perceptible actions, stuff completely inconsequential to grown-ups but so important to the young; how entire romantic relationships can be started simply by two people glancing at each other across a room for a little too long, entire friendships destroyed simply because of not sitting at a certain table during a public meal.

Sheesh, if that's not a teenage girl's life in a nutshell, I don't know what is. In fact, I'll go so far as to say this; that at least here in Northanger Abbey , Austen turns out to be a much smarter, much more bitter author than I was expecting, given that her most diehard fans concentrate so much on the historical-finery and antiquated-courtship elements of it all.

And indeed, if I wanted to be really controversial, I'd argue that if Austen were alive and writing in our modern times, she wouldn't write about relationships at all, but was instead forced to during her own times because of this being the only stuff female authors could get published back then. It's for all these reasons that I confidently label Northanger Abbey today a classic, a surprisingly still-relevant tale that even to this day is almost impossible not to be thoroughly charmed by.

Is it a classic? Let's not forget, before the late s, full-length fictional stories barely even existed; when people sat down to read a book back then, it was mostly essays or poems or plays they were picking up, with full-length made-up narrative stories treated by the intelligentsia with the same disdain we currently treat, say, first-person-shooter videogames.

It was during this same period, though, that women suddenly became literate in the millions for the first time in history; and these women all needed something to read, which is what led to the rise of "gothic" literature in the first place, a combination of supernatural thriller and over-the-top romance that was generally perceived at the time as "silly woman stuff.

View all 5 comments. Northanger Abbey is a charming story that revolves around a young, innocent, and naive "heroine" to use Austen's word , Catherine Morland. True to Austen's famous quotation that "If adventures will not befall a young Lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad" , the story progresses with Catherine taking an adventurous journey from her home in Fullerton to Bath and then to a Gothic Abbey in Gloucestershire. In her journey, she comes to understand the people and world around her, of wha Northanger Abbey is a charming story that revolves around a young, innocent, and naive "heroine" to use Austen's word , Catherine Morland.

In her journey, she comes to understand the people and world around her, of what is important in life, and finally find true love and happiness. More than Austen's other books, Northanger Abbey can be treated as Romance. The lightness, vibrancy, youthful exuberance, and elegance of the setting of Bath in the Regency period I believe brought foremost the romantic element in the story.

And the prominence that is given to the sweet love story of Catherine and Henry Tilney is most charming. And it is here so too. The eagerness to make monetarily advantageous matches by the young men and women for themselves as well as by parents for their children is cleverly and satirically portrayed. The Regency society's consideration of money as the necessity for true happiness in marriage always met with the critical hand of Austen.

And her critical social commentary on the matter is always fascinating to read. Apart from the popular key theme, there is also a Gothic element that touches the storyline in bringing up the Gothic Northanger Abbey - the residence of the Tilneys.

The Gothic mysteries that were popular at the time, especially those written by Ann Radcliffe, create in the mind of our young heroine wild imaginations which lead to an uncomfortable confrontation with Henry Tilney.

This episode made me reflect on whether Jane Austen was being satirical of the popular Gothic horror mysteries or being appreciative of them. In the manner the consequences of Catherine's imagination were portrayed, I was inclined to believe in the former. Austen's heroine, Catherine, and hero, Henry are yet another two unforgettable characters. With each Jane Austen book, I'm adding more loving characters to the list of my fictitious friends.

Her innocent naivety combined with the steady righteous mind made her so adorable. Although I don't care about her Gothic horror fancies, I share a love for old castles and abbeys with her. The witty, sarcastic yet strong, steady, and affectionate Henry too is loveable. I enjoyed their story very much, especially the chapters of Catherine's pining after Henry which is so well written by Austen. However, their romance was initiated by the heroine, Catherine and this is a novel case.

In Austen's words, "his Henry's affection originated in nothing better than gratitude, or other words, that a persuasion of her partiality for him had been the only cause of giving her a serious thought" is what makes Henry attach himself to Catherine. The rest of the characters were chosen from a lot of friendly, kind, vain, and villainous. Here, however, more than the good characters, my attention was grabbed by a couple of vain and the villainous introduced by Austen. General Tilney heads the way with his pride and cruelty followed closely by the Thorpe sister and brother with their greed.

And captain Tilney closes the trail with his vain importance. The writing is light, spirited, and satirical. Being the first written work by Jane Austen, however, one can detect an amateurish touch. Also, this novel stands a little apart from her later, more successful works, with its Gothic elements and more romance. I liked the difference and enjoyed the satire, which is the common thread of all her novels. On the whole, it is a beautiful work in itself, for, after all, it is Jane Austen, who penned it, and nothing less can come out from her store.

View all 14 comments. Apr 21, Elizabeth added it Shelves: s , fiction , england , europe. The Jane Austen binge continues. I must admit that I hit a wall with this one.

Sense and Sensibility moved along so merrily and with great suspense, while Northanger Abbey had a few moments where I thought, "Oh gosh, do I really have to pick this book up again?

From that lens it all makes sense. The novel has the feeling of being with someone who is trying on various outfits. Austen plays around with the gothic and supernatural, a la Women in White or Frankenstein, with varying degrees of success. Yet her sparkling Austen wit is simmering beneath the surface. This makes for a tone that is a bit uneven: mysterious characters, romantic comedy scenes, moral digression.

You also see the origins of Austen's house fixation she really likes nice houses ; Her overwrought and romanticized description of Northanger Abbey was one of the sections of the book where I needed a breather. There is also a really interesting moral condemnation of romanticism, which I think was Austen's illustration of her female protagonist evolving from a girl to woman. It's a transition that she handles as a first-time novelist, successfully in many areas, but also a bit heavy-handed in others.

However, it's all good work, because you see the foundations of her later beloved characters in these experiments. Isabella, the annoying female who is slippery and selfish speaks more in monologues than Austen's later works has so much meat to her and reincarnates into many of Austen's beloved later characters.

Her sketch of the rake is suitable annoying but still a bit unrefined. And as for Mr. Tilney, the love interest, the tension is not quite there, but you have all her other books to look forward to. View all 13 comments. Why is this? Northanger is a much simpler story, and to be honest the beginning and even the middle seems to drag quite a bit — so many promenades and carriage rides and insipid gossip and worrying about what the neighbours will think…It really picks up speed and sparks interest in the last third, once Catherine is finally installed at the Abbey.

What I do think is underrated about this novel is Mr Tilney as our male hero. For once he is likeable and reliable from the outset. He may not be dark and brooding like Darcy or adventurous and scorned like Wentworth, but he is admirably honest, intelligent, rational and most importantly just downright pleasant. What Catherine enjoys most is his simple company and good conversation.

Do we always need the melodrama, the hot and heavy over the top interludes accompanied by tears and tantrums and general emotional turmoil? Then again, can we ever have too much of Captain Wentworth or Mr Darcy my two favourites or even the naughty Henry Crawford? These are surely men who have aged well!

View all 16 comments. Catherine Morland is the very antithesis of the expected heroine. And yet, in this fun, Gothic parody, Austen makes her just that! Catherine has a preoccupation with the female Gothic genre that influences how she views the world around her. There is much to unpack and explore, in the characters of her new Bath acquaintances, and an opportunity to do so is soon provided, when she is invited to journey to the Abbey home of her new friends, the Tilneys.

But will Mrs Radcliffe let her stay there be Catherine Morland is the very antithesis of the expected heroine.

But will Mrs Radcliffe let her stay there be as restful and joyous as she is anticipating This felt very much like a novel of two halves, with the former dominated by a depiction of fashionable life in bath, complete with an understanding garnered of the correct etiquette and conduct of the young people of that day and place in society.

The latter portion was set within the walls of the Abbey and it was here that the Gothic elements begun to reveal themselves. This novel was just pure, tongue-in-cheek, escapist fun! It retained such a light-hearted tone throughout and provided a thoroughly enjoyable reading experience throughout, which was exactly what I desired during these trying times. I understand this novel is a satire.

I also understand that this book was published posthumously and so right now, Jane Austin may very well be rolling in her grave saying "Oh God, I can't believe they published Northanger Abbey. However, I do feel this way. You can't just write a book about incredibly irritating characters who are flustered by very trivial situations and then say "oh no, but it's a satire about books that have incredi I understand this novel is a satire.

You can't just write a book about incredibly irritating characters who are flustered by very trivial situations and then say "oh no, but it's a satire about books that have incredibly irritating characters who are flustered by very trivial situations. But satire or no, I am still reading a book about incredibly irritating characters who are flustered by very trivial situations! It's similar to people liking things ironically.

The irony is irrelevant. You still like the thing. Look, it didn't escape me. I saw the satire. I particularly enjoyed Mrs. Allen and Isabella. I didn't even mind Catherine. She was quite sweet, really. But for me it was just all a little tedious. And I imagined Henry to be eons older than Catherine.

He treated her like a little sister more than anything, but maybe that's what flirting was like in However, I'm incredibly excited to read Pride and Prejudice again. I wrote a nasty one star review when I was about 17 and I've been waiting almost ten years to revisit it.

How very thrilling. View all 4 comments. I am more a fan of the Bronte sisters as feel their novels are more intense and atmospheric whereas Austen tends to be more lighthearted and romantic in my opinion.

I came across this on Audible Original narrated by Emma Thompson and stuck for something to listen to on a car journey I figured I would give it a try. A coming of age story about 17 year old Catherine Moreland who on a trip to Bath meets and falls in love with Henry Tilley a handson young clergyman. I understand that this was one of her first novels and she may not have intended on having it published. Another Classic crossed off my TBR list but not a book for my favourites shelf.

View all 3 comments. Dear Sam Spade, This is the stuff that dreams are made of. Love, Areeba. Northanger Abbey is so underrated. The heroine of this book is into sports and shenanigans growing up and doesn't learn anything in school and have any accomplishments or interests until she has a growth spurt, gets hot, reads so many gothic novels that she almost ruins her relationship with her love interest because she convinces herself his house is haunted and does an inappropriate ghost hunt.

I have said it time and again that Jane Austen is one of, if not the best, author out there. Catherine Morland, our protagonist, has yet to establish a clear dividing line between the imagined world and the real. But because she sees the world through the prism of Gothic novels, her understanding is often wildly off the mark.

The action begins in the hothouse atmosphere of Bath. Encouraged by her new friend, the shallow Isabella Thorpe, Catherine consumes Gothic novels with much more eagerness than she takes the waters. She finds better friends in the Tilneys: lovely, stoical Eleanor and her brother, Henry, a charming young clergyman. Their father, the General, is a dour widower. She imagines that the circumstances of Mrs. But of course it turns out she was wrong and she risks losing Henry's affection.

Mortified by her error, she realizes that she must learn to distinguish between shades of gray. She must, in short, grow up. Dear Jane Austen, how just how did you come up with this? Henry Tilney and Mr. Darcy : woman man.

No really why must you do this to me? Catherine confesses to Mr. Tilney and he shoots her down saying "I love you" where just where do i find such a man? And Catherine is such a good person down to her core it made me cry and it made me feel bad for you know Oh and Henry Tilney gahhhhhhhhhhh lkgfjgufgiohljhgdfhg hearts hearts everywhere he is so nice. It's men like this guy that make me question why i even bother rooting for the villain.

Just know that this woman can do no wrong. There's a reason behind the fact that I, one of the most cynical people in the world, who hates nearly everything, who pokes fun at others favorites, has Jane Austen on the top of her favorite authors list.

And what is the reason? Austen introduces me to She reminds us everyone is flawed—even our beloved heroines—but they, and we, can change Oct 08, Julian Worker rated it really liked it. Northanger Abbey tells the tale of Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered, rural life for a few weeks to visit the busy, sophisticated world of Bath.

I thought this book ended a little quickly. I would like to have known what happened to Isabella and James Morland, Catherine's brother. I was intrigued by Isabella and wanted to learn what her true intentions were, but the ending left me hanging. The book also shows how you shouldn't take how characters behave in books as the sole basis for how Northanger Abbey tells the tale of Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered, rural life for a few weeks to visit the busy, sophisticated world of Bath.

The book also shows how you shouldn't take how characters behave in books as the sole basis for how people behave and act in real life. I'm referring to the behaviour of one of the characters in this book and not to readers of this book. Feb 13, Tim rated it did not like it Shelves: 19th-century , classic , humor , reviewed. I don't know about all of you all, but I keep work in progress reviews on my computer, saved in word documents.

I recently went through my file, feeling a bit of nostalgia looking through some of the ones I never finished some for very good reasons as they were dreadful and shall never see the light of day again. I then stumbled upon my review for this book. Unlike the others it was completely finished although it had a few errors that I've since corrected. Reading it I remembered why I neve I don't know about all of you all, but I keep work in progress reviews on my computer, saved in word documents.

As you can see above, I gave the novel 1 star and clearly did not like it. My opinion has not changed and indeed looking at it I smiled as I still agree completely with Tim from Why didn't I post it?

Well, I've mentioned in a few of my reviews that I struggle with depression and anxiety. I clearly remember thinking at the time that I couldn't post it because "It's Jane Austen. You can't dislike Jane Austen novels. You're not allowed to not like them. If you dislike it, people will hate you. Don't do this. Well, fortunately the Tim of today is at least slightly more well adjusted not much mind you… and I frankly I liked this one.

Guess I'll just post it now before my brain kicks into panic mode again. Don't be fooled by the gothic name drops and intriguing start; this is your standard fill-in-the-blanks framework filled with misunderstandings, parental disapproval and "oh dear me I made a mistake that was so bloody stupid that everyone had to know where this was going, but I need sympathy because I'm the lead and because this is a Jane Austin novel I must be endearing.

I'm frequently willing to suspend disbelief but the stupidity of her actions made me question how I'm supposed to identify or even tolerate her.

As I mentioned it's known for the gothic parody parts, and some of them are amusing though frustrating because of our lead's annoying actions. She honestly comes off like a parent's worst fears, just substitute gothic novels for video games and a "oh dear, our child has been brainwashed by the media and will act on it.

Even children understand the difference between reality and fiction and… oh nevermind, there she goes looking for proof of the sinister. Obviously not genre savvy or you would know this is the wrong sort of book to find a madwoman in the attic. Had the book contained more gothic elements rather than starting with them, forgetting about them for almost two hundred pages before running back to them like you didn't make a narrative mistake, it would have possibly been more entertaining.

Instead it feels like it a bad mishmash that has no clue what it wants to be. I would now like to clarify that somewhere in the flinty pits of my petrified heart I wanted to like this book. I think that's why this review is so actively angry. I majored in English, I wrote several pages on the Gothics and frankly a parody of them by such a well loved author sounded amazing.

Yes, I went into it expecting something that it wasn't… usually I'd say that's on me… but this time it really does feel like the only reason this book is remembered other than because of who the author is is because of the gothic parody aspect. That's all that's mentioned… and there's just not much of this.

If you go into it expecting a parody, you'll likely be disappointed as I very much am. If you're going in expecting a standard Jane Austen novel on what had to be an off period of writing for her perhaps you'll like it.

I sure as hell did not. It's posted! Feel relived Please don't hate me. View all 17 comments. Shelves: regency , mawwiageiswhatbringsustogethertoday , fiction , brit-lit , 19th-century. This is one of the lesser regarded Austens. It's one of her first books and it's true, the prose and development of characters is not as mature. Seriously, this book is so wonderful. The voice on this book. In later books, Jane A This is one of the lesser regarded Austens.

In later books, Jane Austen tempered her personal voice to become more moderate, fading behind the prose and the characters. She does not do that here. The narrator's voice is the best character in the book. It's bright, witty, and vicious, vicious, vicious.

She will cheerfully embroil her ridiculous main character in ridiculous situations, and proceed to torture her. That's the majority of the book, making fun of Gothic novels that were popular at the time, as well as silly silly teenage girls. It's hard not to recognize yourself at some age in the main character. But it's viciousness with love. It's actually kind of trippy, all the things she convinces herself of, all the visions and fantasies she's capable of.

It would make a great post-modernist movie. This main character is adorable, if inconsequential and silly. The hero has his witty moments, and I rather enjoyed him. There are a lot of lessons on love here that are less idealistic than her other novels. Much less of a grand passion, much more practical.

But I kind of love that. These characters get together on a very unequal basis, but one you see happen all the time in life. They complete each other, however differently that might be. I am actually grinning as I write this review of it, remembering how much I loved it. I wasn't originally planning on reading it this week, but it just ended up happening. I listened to the audiobook for this, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. This book was witty, sarcastic, so much fun, and I just really enjoyed Catherine's character.

The first half of the book was my favorite because of how drama filled it was. The second half was good as well, but I felt like I was missing something. I wanted more dialogue and conversation between the characters, particularly Tilney and Catherine. Overall though this was a very fun read, and a Jane Austen book that I think is a little underrated! View 2 comments. I totally didn't expect Northanger Abbey to be as cute as it was. I don't necessarily enjoy romance novels but this one really spoke to me.

Who would've thought that my stone cold heart could be warmed like this? I wasn't the biggest fan of the writing style. It felt juvenile and unexperienced to me. That might not be all that surprising since Northanger Abbey is Austen's debut. Her writing suffered from endless repetitions of the same phrases e. I felt that the ending was way too rushed and that things got resolved too easily. It was not necessarily lazy writing, but I genuinely had the feeling that young Austen lost her interest in the narrative towards the end.

Another criticism I have which sadly concerns most of Austen's work is that she writes flat characters. Most of the people Catherine our heroine meets are either morally good and genuinely want to help her, or really, really bad and just want to use her and manipulate her.

Granted, Catherine had some great character developement but that was basically it. But as I said before, I can forgive these flaws, because one shouldn't judge debuts as harshly as the works of an experienced writer. Austen managed to write a super enjoyable story which sucked me in for two whole days. And that's an accomplishement in itself.

So, let's talk about the stuff I enjoyed Hot damn, no words can describe my love for Henry Tilney. He is by far my favorite Austen hero. He's such a flirt, so friggin' charming and just in general super funny and easy-going.

He's an intellectual who enjoys reading trashy books, he is not easily deceived but can forgive people if they had good intentions, he knows how to be polite and how to make Catherine feel good and worthy Oh, and he also knows quite a great deal about woman's attire. The list goes on and on, my friends. He's awesome! My favorite scene happens to be Catherine and Henry's first encounter, where he tells her that he shall make but a poor figure in her journal tomorrow: 'Yes, I know exactly what you will say: Friday, went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings - plain black shoes - appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer, half-witted man, who would make me dance with him, and distressed me by his nonsense.

This is pure comedic brilliance! I was also quite fond of Catherine herself. I loved that she grew more confident and less naive over time, by learning from her mistake of trusting people to quickly. I was living for all of these moments where she finally stood up for herself. I also loved how much emphasis Austen put on her hobby of reading and how this was pursued on a meta level as well with Austen making fun of contemporary readers and their obsession with the gothic novel.

You can always count on my enjoyment of a good satire.