Author: Jane Austen

Brand: Macmillan Collector's Library

Edition: New

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 302

Release Date: 15-10-2016

Part Number: NUSTBK20171230-C0015612

Details: Product Description
Northanger Abbey tells the story of Catherine Morland, a naive young woman whose perceptions of the world around her are greatly influenced by the romantic gothic novels to which she is addicted. When she moves to Bath she sees mystery and intrigue all around her. This is one of Austen's early works, a broad comedy about learning to distinguish between fiction and reality.

Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, with an Afterword by David Pinching.
About the Author
Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. Jane remained in the vicinity of her childhood home for much of her life. As such it was through family and friends that she learned most of her considerable understanding of manners and relationships. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle-classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.

EAN: 9781904633303

Package Dimensions: 6.0 x 3.7 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English