Jane Austen takes a satirical swipe at the gothic novel in this classic book bursting with sly subversive wit.'Jane Austen is a genius,and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated'Martin Amis Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her naivety and love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath and her stay at nearby Northanger Abbey with preconceptions that have embarrassing and entertaining consequences. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY P.D. JAMES VINTAGE CLASSICS AUSTEN SERIES - all six of Jane Austen's major novels,beautifully designedand introduced by our finest contemporary writers.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099589297Number of pages: 304Weight: 232 gDimensions: 178 x 129 x 19 mm
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Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspireSomebody reading over my shoulder refuses to believe that I found Northanger Abbey funnier than Catch 22,but I did. So thereThe most perfect artist among women,the writer whose books are immortalJane Austen's lightest and most playful novelJane Austen shocks me. Beside her,Joyce seems innocent as grass
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Romantic,witty,acerbic and endlessly popular,Jane Austen's novels are amongst the most revered,relevant and consistently readable novels in English Literature.
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