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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, which follows the young, naïve Catherine Morland as she leaves behind her sheltered life and discovers polite society in Bath. In this novel, perceptive social observation and incisive wit are combined with a satire of the Gothic novel, as Catherine’s overactive imagination, stimulated by her extensive reading of these popular books, shapes her view of the world and leads her to jump to incorrect conclusions. Although
Northanger Abbey was published posthumously in 1817, it is the first novel that Austen completed (it was ready for publication as early as 1803). Along with Austen’s other celebrated novels (
Sense and Sensibility,
Pride and Prejudice,
Mansfield Park,
Emma and
Persuasion), it has captivated generations of readers and is still widely read and studied today.
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JANE AUSTEN
ENGLISH NOVELIST
Born in Steventon in 1775.Died in Winchester in 1817.Notable works:Sense and Sensibility (1811), novelPride and Prejudice (1813), novelMansfield Park (1814), novelJane Austen was born in Hampshire in 1775, the daughter of an Anglican rector. Although the Austens had a modest income, Jane and her siblings were encouraged to read widely. She wrote her first spoof novella, Love and Freindship (1790) – misspelling deliberate – when she was just 14. Jane apparently read excerpts of the work aloud to her family, developing a writing style characterised by social observation and wit.
In 1801, Jane moved from Hampshire to Bath with her parents and sister Cassandra. Their life in the city was cut short, however, when her father died in 1805. Jane, her mother and Cassandra finally settled in the village of Chawton, where Jane wrote her most famous novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818). In 1816, at the age of 41, she became ill and died the following year, possibly of Addison’s disease. She continued to write until the very end and is buried in Winchester Cathedral.
NORTHANGER ABBEY
A SATIRICAL GOTHIC NOVEL
Genre: novelReference edition: Austen, J. (1974) Northanger Abbey. London: Penguin.1stedition: 1818Themes: Gothicism, love, imagination, coming-of-age, societyAlthough Northanger Abbey was not published until after Austen’s death in 1817, it is widely believed to be her first major work, written as early as 1803. The novel was born out of Austen’s disdain for the dramatic and sentimental nature of popular literature, particularly the so-called Gothic novels that were widely read in the late 1700s. Northanger Abbey follows 17-year-old Catherine Morland, whose penchant for reading these Gothic novels has given her a dangerously overactive imagination.
As a work of satire, Northanger Abbey explores the differences between fiction and reality. The narrative voice – possibly an incarnation of Austen herself – is frequently ironic, inviting the reader to laugh at Gothic convention. As the story unfolds, we are reminded just how outlandish this convention really is.
