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Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
While I didn't enjoy this quite as much as Pride and Prejudice, I did still enjoy my time reading it. Henry Tilney and Catherine Morland are well developed characters, and you can see how Catherine changes throughout the novel. Henry is so witty and sarcastic and funny, as well, and Mrs Allen so silly but nice, and Isabella and her brother so awful. I think it really does help having seen the adaptation, as you can picture the actors and actresses as you read, and realise how well the adaptation did at getting the story onto the screen.
The plot itself is fairly simple - Catherine is invited to Bath by her wealthy neighbours, and while there meets Mr Tilney, who she takes an instant liking to. She also becomes friendly with Isabella Thorpe, and through her meets John Thorpe, Isabella's brother. After the events in Bath, Catherine is invited to Northanger Abbey, the home of Mr Tilney's father and his sister. The underlying message of this seems to be aimed at the literature of the time, and how seriously it was taken, or perhaps it was just making fun of the ridiculous scenarios in such books.
I think this was quite a funny book, and I am really glad I picked it up.
The plot itself is fairly simple - Catherine is invited to Bath by her wealthy neighbours, and while there meets Mr Tilney, who she takes an instant liking to. She also becomes friendly with Isabella Thorpe, and through her meets John Thorpe, Isabella's brother. After the events in Bath, Catherine is invited to Northanger Abbey, the home of Mr Tilney's father and his sister. The underlying message of this seems to be aimed at the literature of the time, and how seriously it was taken, or perhaps it was just making fun of the ridiculous scenarios in such books.
I think this was quite a funny book, and I am really glad I picked it up.