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Charmingly imperfect Catherine Morland is invited to Northanger Abbey, the home of new friends. Hearing exaggerated reports of her wealth, the head of household General Tilney encourages a marriage between his son Henry and Catherine. Before matters can be settled, Catherine must learn to distinguish between books and real life, false friends and true.
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Northanger Abbey volume 1
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Lovingly adapted from Jane Austen's most humorous work, Marvel Comics is proud to present literature lover Catherine Morland's quest to be the leading lady of her own great romance. Can real life prove the equal of the Gothic novels she finds so enchanting? Can Catherine find true love amid the fictions of others and her own wild imagination? And what dread secrets lie in wait in Northanger Abbey itself? Award-winning author Nancy Butler continues...
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The internationally bestselling crime writer “offers a canny new twist on Jane Austen’s early novel . . . a reimagined delight for Austen fans” (Booklist).
A homeschooled minister’s daughter in the quaint, sheltered Piddle Valley in Dorset, Cat Morland loses herself in novels and is sure there is a glamorous adventure awaiting her beyond the valley’s narrow...
A homeschooled minister’s daughter in the quaint, sheltered Piddle Valley in Dorset, Cat Morland loses herself in novels and is sure there is a glamorous adventure awaiting her beyond the valley’s narrow...
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Intrigue, adventure, and romance fill this enchanting dramatization of Jane Austen's last novel. With a love of Gothic tales and a head full of fantasy and fiction, young Catherine Morland enters the decadent society of 18th-century Bath. When Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home, Northanger Abbey, a dark mystery makes her blood run cold. What does the sinister General Tilney want? Will the truth destroy her one chance at love?
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Das Leben und die Liebe kennt die junge Catherine Morland nur aus der Literatur - bis sie eines Tages dem charmanten und lebensfrohen Henry Tilney begegnet. Als dessen Schwester sie auf den Landsitz der Familie, Northanger Abbey, einlädt, beflügelt das alte Anwesen Catherines Phantasie: Sie glaubt, einem düsteren Familiengeheimnis auf der Spur zu sein ...
Mit seinen pointierten Dialogen ist Austens Roman zugleich die bezaubernde Geschichte eines...
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Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" took a meandering course toward publication. Originally written in 1803 as a satire of the popular Gothic novels of the day, the book was not published until after Austen's death in 1817.
The story concerns seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland, who has lived her entire life in the small village of Fullerton with her parents and nine siblings. This sedate (and frankly boring) life is upended when Catherine receives...
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Jane Austen, born on December 16, 1775, in Hampshire, England, remains a cherished figure in the world of literature. Her novels, set in the early 19th century, provide readers with timeless tales of love, society, and human nature.
Austen's novels are celebrated for their keen social commentary and insightful exploration of the complexities of human relationships. Her heroines, like Elizabeth Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice" and Elinor Dashwood in...
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For fans of Jane Austen-A Northanger Abbey Double Feature!
In Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, the main character, Catherine, receives a reading list of gothic novels. Once thought to be fabricated by Austen, these novels were rediscovered in the 1920s and are now referred to as the "Northanger Horrid Novels." Two of the Northanger Horrid Novels, The Castle of Wolfenbach and The Necromancer, are presented here as a Northanger Double Feature.
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Northanger Abbey with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of 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...
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Award-winning narrator and internationally acclaimed writer/comedienne, Alison Larkin brings her signature wit to this dazzling audio production of Jane Austen's first novel, Northanger Abbey, followed by The History of England, a short, delightfully satirical piece that Austen wrote when she was just fifteen years old.
In Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland, a clergyman's daughter, longs for the kind of romantic adventures she has read about in...
12) Northanger Abbey
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Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is pursued by the rough-mannered, slovenly John Thorpe, as well as the more refined Henry Tilney
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Jane Austens Northanger Abbey neu verfasst von Krimimeisterin Val McDermid
Lesen ist gefährlich! Zu gern verliert die 17-jährige Pfarrerstochter Cat Morland sich in der Welt der Bücher und träumt von aufregenden Abenteuern, die sie in ihrer Heimat im ländlichen Piddle Valley leider niemals finden wird. Zum Glück darf sie zu einem Kulturfestival nach Edinburgh reisen, wo sie sich in den jungen, aufstrebenden Rechtsanwalt Henry Tilney verliebt....
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A Study Guide for Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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Life and Works of Jane Austen volume 8
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One of the two novels published after Austen's death, Northanger Abbey is Austen's love letter to the gothic novels of her youth. Look at the gothic tradition of the late 1700s and how Austen's gentle mocking of the melodramatic flourishes of the genre inform the experiences of her impressionable young heroine, Catherine Morland.
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Three classics about love, class, and social expectations by one of the greatest English authors of the nineteenth century.
This collection of Jane Austen's novels includes three timeless classics.
Persuasion: A woman is pressured by her family to end her engagement to a man of modest means-then meets him again years later, when both of their circumstances have changed.
Northanger Abbey: A young woman besotted by gothic novels sees danger lurking...
17) The Jane Austen Collection: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and Northanger Abbey
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Collins Classics brings you a selection of the best-loved novels by Jane Austen, including 'Pride and Prejudice' which, in 2013, celebrates the 200th anniversary of its publication. Complete with a Life & Times section, which offers insight into the author, her works and the time of publication, and a handy glossary adapted from the Collins English Dictionary, this Collins Classics Collection will enhance your reading experience of Jane Austen's novels.
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Presented here are three of the six novels written by the legendary British author Jane Austen, each a beloved and cherished masterpiece of Regency-era literature.
In Volume II, we present Austen's timeless classics "Sense and Sensibility," "Northanger Abbey" and "Emma." Though the books only received modest attention and few reviews at the time of their first release ("Northanger Abbey" was, in fact, published posthumously), all of these books...
19) Northanger Abbey
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Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
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c2004
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In 18th century Bath, a girl bursting with freshness and passion for macabre Gothic novels experiences intrigue, adventure, and romance, especially when the romantic Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home.
20) Northanger Abbey
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WGBH Boston Video
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c2008
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"In Jane Austen's gentle parody of gothic fiction, romance novel addict Catherine Morland is invited to a medieval country house that appeals to her most lurid fantasies. She forms a close friendship with the younger son on the estate, Henry Tilney, but their budding romance is mysteriously cut short"--Container.