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Northanger Abbey (Clothbound Classics) [Hardcover]

Jane Austen , Marilyn Butler
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3 Nov 2011 0141197714 978-0141197715 Reprint

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

During an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. There, her imagination influenced by novels of sensation and intrigue, Catherine imagines terrible crimes committed by General Tilney. With its broad comedy and irrepressible heroine, this is the most youthful and and optimistic of Jane Austen's works.


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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (3 Nov 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141197714
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141197715
  • Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 3.1 x 20.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 45,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin Amis --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Austen's best in my opinion 8 April 2007
Format:Paperback
I'm completely shocked that many people regard 'Northanger Abbey' as the worst of Austen's books as I believe it is beautifully written and very easy to read. The characters are wonderful especially Catherine and Henry, and General Tilney is someone you love to hate. Now after seeing the recent ITV adaptation, my love for the book has been re-newed and I really want to read it again. N.A is so different to all of Austen's other novels but that's why I love it so much and the ending although very predictable, is very sweet and is what the reader hopes for throughout. An excellent read.
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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely delightful 12 Mar 2003
By Daniel Jolley HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I approached this book somewhat warily, knowing that Northanger Abbey was to some degree a satirical take on the immense popularity of Gothic romances such as Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, a book I dearly love. Happily, Austen's means of poking fun at Gothic horror literature are far from mean-spirited and, as a matter of fact, can be delightfully humorous indeed. Her heroine, Catherine Morland, is by no means the type of heroine to be found in the giant tomes of Radcliffe and her indulgent imitators, as Austen tells her reading audience directly from the very start. "Almost attractive" on a good day, this unintellectual tomboy has reached her fifteenth year without inspiring a young man's fancy, nor would she be able to delight him with musical skill or even draw his profile in her secret notebooks if she had. Having encountered no strangers who would prove to be a lord or prince in disguise, her heroic ambitions seem stymied at best until fate steps in and grants her a stay of several weeks in the delightful town of Bath. Making her transition from naïve girl to equally naïve young lady, Catherine almost immediately falls quite in love with young Henry Tilney, while at the same time she becomes intimate friends with an older young lady named Isabella, whose inconstancy as both friend and intended beloved of Catherine's own brother eventually brings her much pain. To her intense delight, however, Catherine is invited by General Tilney, Henry's father, to spend some few weeks in his home, Northanger Abbey. Her joy at spending such private time in the company of her beloved and new best friend Eleanor Tilney is immense, but equally exciting to her is the chance to spend time in a mysterious former abbey of the sort she has read so much about....
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Juliet Stevenson is brilliant 17 Aug 2009
Format:Audio CD
It is believed that Jane Austen wrote many of her first works for the entertainment of her family and would read them aloud for their opinions and enjoyment. It is not hard to imagine that Northanger Abbey was presented to her family in this manner. The language and phrasing lends itself so freely to the spoken word almost like a stage play, that I was quite certain that an audio book would be a great enhancement to the text. Add to that the talent of a creative narrator and you have a great combination for several hours of entertainment ahead of you.

I adore audio books and listen to them in the car during my commute to work. It is a great time to tune out the traffic, clear my head, and get lost in a good story. When I decided that I wanted to listen to an audio version of Northanger Abbey I discovered that there were three new unabridged audio editions that had been produced in the last two years to choose from. The first Blackstone Audiobooks (2007) was read by Nadia May, the second by Tantor Media (2006) and read by Donada Peters, and the third by Naxos AudioBooks (2006) and read Juliet Stevenson. The first two readers appeared to be professional narrators specializing in the classics with a diverse range of authors, and the third Juliet Stevenson is a well known British stage and screen actress, whose performance as the acerbic Mrs. Elton in the 1996 movie adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma was so hilarious, that I knew she would be an excellent choice to read the novel with the extra bit of animation that I desired.

Ms. Stevenson did not disappoint and far exceeded my expectations.
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars pleasant and amusing...a delightful book 14 Aug 2004
Format:Paperback
'Northanger Abbey' is the story of the young and naive Catherine Morland and her venture into the complexities of adult social life. It takes a tongue-in-cheek view of a girl's ideas of romance and adventure formed by reading Gothic novels, and how, with a series of very entertaining episodes that result in anti-climaxes, Catherine realises that real life is different from fiction.

In constrast with her other novels, Jane Austen's humour is rendered more in the narration than in dialogue. The strength of this novel lies in its simplicity and in its very believable characters. Catherine is not as beautiful, witty or talented as Austen's more popular heriones - Emma or Elizabeth Bennett - but she is extremely likeable. Her simplicity touches a chord and my heart went out to her whenever she was in distress, either in handling her uncouth suitor John Thorpe or being taken for a ride by her 'friend' Isabelle, or when General Tilney abruptly asks her to leave their home, Northanger Abbey.

I was so intrigued by the way the book 'The Mysteries Of Udolpho' had influenced Catherine, that I picked it up to read to know what was in it. Would recommend that book too!

'Northanger Abbey' was a very pleasant book to read; I enjoyed it immensely.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless classic.
I don't think my own personal rating of 5 stars for this book is necessary. Jane Austen's work, of course, never ceases to provide delight to its readers and Northanger Abbey is no... Read more
Published 17 hours ago by Ellie
4.0 out of 5 stars good old austen
not her best, but nor her worst. slightly ridiculous, but typically beautifully written! a nice comfortable evening read that can be put down during work hours!
Published 2 days ago by Bea Bathe
4.0 out of 5 stars Of course it's a great story, but the voice is a little irritating
Not Jane Austen's best story in my opinion, largely because the final romantic conclusion is done by a third party, leaving the reader (or listener in this case) slightly... Read more
Published 5 days ago by C. Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars decent and entertaining
nice book to read, sometimes funny, gives you insight in the life and loving of people in the beginning of the 19th century
Published 8 days ago by laros76
2.0 out of 5 stars Hard reading
Having just bought a kindle I decided it was time to start reading some of the classics. I found the book very hard going, it had a quite feeble story line and I am not surprised... Read more
Published 14 days ago by mon
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This book had me on the edge of my seat. The ending is very short and so you begin to wonder if the Catherine and Henry will ever be together. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Marnie Parr
3.0 out of 5 stars time to read the clasics
I found this rather light weighted but perhaps it was as much as young ladies were expected to read at the time it was writen
Published 22 days ago by mrs celia jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
A short romance novel that is well worth reading very much enjoyed it and is another brilliant jane Austen story.
Published 24 days ago by Kelsey-Rae Lorryman
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
I love this author and i love the film/ tv version, i recommend this book as it is a good book
Published 26 days ago by Anna Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars kindle book
I had never read this book but had read many others wrote by jane austen so i bought this for my kindle. I chose this rating because i really enjoyed the book
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