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"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 Catherine Morland, whose active imagination and fondness for Gothic novels distort her view of reality. When she visits Bath and later stays at the mysterious Northanger Abbey, Catherine's romantic fantasies collide with everyday life, leading to misunderstandings and revelations. Through social entanglements and misjudgments, she must learn to distinguish fiction from reality. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 |
|---|---|
| Title | Northanger Abbey |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northanger_Abbey |
| Credits | An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger. Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Marriage -- Economic aspects -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 121 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 1994 |
| Last Update | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 33117 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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