Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey is Jane Austen’s playful and satirical coming-of-age novel, published posthumously in 1817. It follows Catherine Morland, a young and imaginative heroine who adores Gothic novels and dreams of romantic adventure. When she visits the fashionable city of Bath and later the mysterious Northanger Abbey, Catherine’s vivid imagination leads her to misread social cues and suspect dark secrets where none exist.
Through Catherine’s misadventures, Austen gently mocks the sensationalism of Gothic fiction while offering a sharp critique of social expectations, gender roles, and the dangers of naïveté. Northanger Abbey is both a charming romance and a clever literary parody, celebrating the journey from fantasy to maturity.
📚 Genre: Coming-of-Age, Satire, Romantic Fiction
💡 Themes: Imagination vs. reality, social class, self-awareness, literary parody
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