One of the first of Jane Austen's novels to be written, and one of the last to be published, Northanger Abbey is both an amusing story of how a naive girl enters society and wins the affection of a witty young clergyman, and a high-spirited parody of the lurid Gothic novels that were popular during Austen's youth. In the process it features a vivid account of social life in late eighteenth-century Bath, and Austen's famous defence of the novel as a literary form. This edition, based on the text of the novel as published posthumously in 1818, is accompanied by explanatory notes, and an appendix summarising the plots and situations of the Gothic fictions that form the basis of much of Austen's comedy. In addition there is an extensive critical introduction covering the context, publication, and critical history of the novel, a chronology of Austen's life, and authoritative textual apparatus.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9781407214344
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177045139
Product Key Features
Book Title
Northanger Abbey
Author
Jane Austen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
501g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jane Austen
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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