TY - BOOK AU - Austen,Jane TI - Northanger Abbey T2 - Modern Library classics SN - 0375759174 AV - PR4034 PY - 2002/// CY - New York, N.Y PB - Modern Library KW - Books and reading KW - Fiction KW - Horror tales KW - Appreciation KW - Young women KW - England KW - Gothic fiction KW - gsafd KW - Love stories KW - Satire N2 - Jane Austen's first novel, Northanger Abbey-published posthumously in 1818-tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen's fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical Northanger Abbey pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex. ER -