{"product_id":"northanger-abbey-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Northanger Abbey - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Laurens\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Austen's brilliant satire of the gothic novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most sprightly and satirical of Austen's novels, Northanger Abbey was written when the author was herself in her early twenties, and takes for its heroine seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland, a spirited young woman preoccupied with the pleasures of dressing, dancing, and reading sensational novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she visits Northanger Abbey, the ancestral home of handsome Henry Tilney, Catherine's taste in books comes back to haunt her. The rambling house, full of locked doors, and the family's mysterious history give rise to delightfully dreadful suspicions, and finally only Catherine's sweet nature and good humor triumph over her susceptibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sly commentary on the power of literature as well as a cautionary tale about the perils of naïveté, \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and funny tale of one young woman receiving, as Margaret Drabble reveals in her illuminating introduction, \"intensive instruction in the ways of the world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Margaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by Stephanie Laurens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e (1775-1817) was born in Hampshire, England, to George Austen, a rector, and his wife, Cassandra. Like many girls of her day, she was educated at home, where she began her literary career by writing parodies and skits for the amusement of her large family. Although Austen did not marry, she did have several suitors and once accepted a marriage proposal, but only for an evening. Although Austen never lived apart from her family, her work shows a worldly and wise sensibility. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility \u003c\/i\u003e(1811), \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e (1813), \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e (1814), \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e (1815), and \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e, published together posthumously in 1818. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e is the highly acclaimed novelist, biographer, and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to English Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Ivory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Laurens\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than thirty historical romances set in Regency England. Her Cynster and Bastion Club novels are beloved by readers worldwide.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 6.94 x 4.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755535950157,"sku":"9780451530844","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/fhtrUEff8g9780451530844.webp?v=1776719279","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/northanger-abbey-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}