Northanger Abbey A Witty Romance of Mystery, Manners, and Gothic Imagination
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Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
01.07.2026
Verlag
Curated Collection PublishingSeitenzahl
236
Maße (L/B/H)
22,2/14,5/1,8 cm
Gewicht
469 g
Sprache
Englisch
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9798295853159
Northanger Abbey is Jane Austen's witty and playful satire of Gothic romance, youthful imagination, and the sometimes bewildering rules of society. Catherine Morland is young, innocent, and wonderfully impressionable. Raised in a quiet country home, she enters the fashionable world of Bath with a lively heart and a mind filled with the thrilling novels she loves to read. There she encounters elegant drawing rooms, whispered gossip, new friendships, social rivalries, and the charming Henry Tilney, whose intelligence and teasing humor awaken Catherine's first real feelings of love. But Catherine's imagination has been trained by Gothic tales of sinister secrets, haunted rooms, and mysterious villains. When she is invited to Northanger Abbey, the ancestral home of the Tilney family, she cannot help wondering whether the old house hides a dark and terrible story. Is General Tilney merely stern, or is he concealing something dreadful? Are locked rooms and family silences signs of ordinary life, or clues to a hidden crime? With sharp irony and affectionate humor, Austen follows Catherine as she learns to distinguish fantasy from reality, appearance from character, and romantic excitement from genuine understanding. Beneath its comic surface, Northanger Abbey is a story about growing up, reading wisely, and discovering that real life can be more complicated-and more revealing-than the novels that first teach us how to dream. Both a love story and a brilliant parody of Gothic fiction, Northanger Abbey remains one of Austen's most charming and accessible novels. It is a classic tale of romance, mystery, manners, and imagination, perfect for readers who enjoy literary wit, social comedy, and heroines who must learn to trust both their hearts and their judgment. This Curated Collection Publishing edition has been thoughtfully prepared for modern readers while preserving Austen's original text. With clean formatting, readable typography, and a carefully designed layout, this edition is made for comfortable reading, collecting, and gifting. Curated Collection Publishing is dedicated to bringing classic works back to readers in beautiful, accessible editions that honor the enduring power of great literature.
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Gothic Dreams & Reality Checks – Austen at Her Witty Best!
Catherine Morland dreams of being like the heroines in her favorite novels. But she is neither wealthy nor remarkably beautiful, mistakes politeness for affection, and believes in the grand romances of her books. When she meets Henry Tilney at a ball, it feels like her own fairy tale is coming true. But soon, she realizes that real life follows its own rules—and Henry’s family puts her to the test ... »Northanger Abbey« is a brilliant satire of the Gothic novel, showcasing Jane Austen at her best. With a stunning modern design, this new edition invites readers to rediscover Austen’s classic. Featuring elegant and fresh cover artwork by illustrator Laurie-Anne Poquet, five more of Austen’s works from Penguin Books also shine in a new light.
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