Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - ISBN: 9780375759178
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Innocence, gothic thrills, and love bloom at Northanger Abbey.

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 January 2002

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Summary

Jane Austen’s first novel, Northanger Abbey—published posthumously in 1818—tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen’s fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical Nor…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780375759178
ISBN-10:0375759174
Author:Jane Austen, Robert Kiely
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Edition:New edition
Release Date:15 January 2002
Weight:215g
Dimensions:202mm x 130mm x 14mm
Series:Modern Library Classics
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“Jane Austen is the Rosetta stone of literature.” -Anna Quindlen

“Jane Austen is the Rosetta stone of literature.” —Anna Quindlen

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Robert Kiely is Loker Professor of English and American Literature at Harvard. His most recent books are Reverse Tradition: Postmodern Fictions and the Nineteenth Century Novel and Still Learning: Spiritual Sketches from a Professor’s Life.

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