Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey was her earliest novel, even though it wasn't published until after her death, in 1817, along with Persuasion. The novel was originally entitled Susan, but Austen renamed the heroine and later named the novel Northanger Abbey. The novel is about Catherine Morland, who falls in love with a young man from Northanger Abbey. Her lack of wealth is a problem, but not for long. Read more about Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.
by Jane Austen. Oxford University Press.
by Jane Austen. Oxford University Press.
Mastering the Novels of Jane Austen, by Richard Gill and Susan Gregory, is a book about Jane Austen's novels, from Palgrave. The book discusses
Northanger Abbey,
Sense and Sensibility,
Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma and
Persuasion.
by Nicholas Marsh. St. Martin's Press. From the publisher: "This book takes extracts and examines them in close detail, bringing out the extraordinary richness of irony and implication in Jane Austen's writing. Through textual analysis, the reader is taught to explore and enjoy the delicate comedy of her narratives and to inquire into the serious moral purpose that lies behind each of the four novels."
Here's the edition of
Northanger Abbey, from Modern Library. Again, it's the tale of Catherine Morland.