Northanger Abbey Jane Austen

Name: Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

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Summary

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.

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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey Reviews

"Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire" -- J.K. Rowling
"Somebody reading over my shoulder refuses to believe that I found Northanger Abbey funnier than Catch 22, but I did. So there" -- Jenny Colgan
"The most perfect artist among women, the writer whose books are immortal" -- Virginia Woolf
"Jane Austen's lightest and most playful novel" * Independent *
"Jane Austen shocks me. Beside her, Joyce seems innocent as grass" -- W.H. Auden

About Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born in Steventon rectory on 16th December 1775. Her family later moved to Bath and then to Chawton in Hampshire. She wrote from a young age and Pride and Prejudice was begun when she was twenty-two years old. It was originally called First Impressions. It was initially rejected by the published she submitted it too and eventually published in 1813 after much revision. All four of her novels published in her lifetime were published anonymously. Jane Austen died on 18th July 1817. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously.

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GOR001283996

ISBN 13

9780099511878

ISBN 10

0099511878

Title

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Author

Jane Austen

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2008-08-07

Number of pages

256

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N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us