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The novel follows Catherine Morland, an inexperienced young woman whose lively imagination and fondness for sensational novels shape her expectations as she encounters fashionable society, new friendships, and courtship. Social visits and assemblies reveal contrasts between sincerity and affectation, while a close friendship with a more worldly acquaintance draws her into misunderstandings and romantic disappointments. A later stay at an old country house prompts Gothic-inspired anxieties that collide with ordinary explanations. Through wit and irony, the narrative examines the tension between fanciful reading and everyday life, and charts Catherine's growth in judgment, self-awareness, and social perception.

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Title: Northanger Abbey

Author: Jane Austen

Release date: April 1, 1994 [eBook #121]
Most recently updated: October 7, 2025

Language: English

Credits: An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger. Revised by Richard Tonsing.

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Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen
(1803)

Contents

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CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31

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