Northanger Abbey
Catherine Morland, seventeen and raised on Gothic novels, leaves her country parsonage for a season in Bath. There she falls in with the pushy Thorpes, is courted by the clever Henry Tilney, and is invited to the Tilney family's abbey, where she half expects locked chests and a murdered wife and finds instead a different kind of unpleasantness in General Tilney's temper. Jane Austen wrote the novel in the late 1790s, sold it to a publisher who never printed it, and bought it back; it appeared only after her death, in 1817, alongside Persuasion. It is her lightest book and the one most openly about reading, poking fun at Ann Radcliffe while taking Catherine's feelings seriously. Read it online in your browser on Vinteuil; the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Is Northanger Abbey in the public domain?
Yes. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Northanger Abbey?
About 5 h 10 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Northanger Abbey?
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
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