On Catherine Morland's first excursion into fashionable society, she meets the distinguished Henry Tilney and is invited to visit his home, Northanger Abbey. A devotee of Gothic novels, Catherine hopes that the Abbey will live up to her the haunted ruins conjured up in her imagination. But as she explores the mysteries of the house, her expectations lead her quite astray... While poking fun at popular fiction, Catherine's story also exposes the difference between illusion and reality, and shows how her artless approach to people attracts true friendship and love.

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About the Author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction set among the gentry have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature. Born in Hampshire in the south of England, she never married by threw herself into her writing which produced not only Pride and Prejudice, but five other complete novels which are renowned for their insightful grasp of human characteristics and good humour. Her works have entertained numerous generations of readers and been adapted into many films and TV series.