Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

What is "Northanger Abbey" about?

Please don't spoil the ending or anything! I just want to know what it's about. I've read all of Jane Austen's books except for this one.

3 Answers

Relevance
  • nikky
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Catherine Morland is taken to Bath, England by the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Allen and introduces her to Georgian society. There she meets the social-climbing Isabella and John Thorpe, the handsome Henry Tilney and elegant Eleanor Tilney. After making an impression on Henry and Eleanor's father, the Tilneys invite her to their country mansion, Northanger Abbey. Catherine falls in love with Henry but realizes that love can be fickle and that money - and not just love - is an important consideration in the marriage business.

    Written by M. C. Gomez

    Source(s): it's an alright story, but probably my least favorite of Jane Austen's work..
  • 1 decade ago

    I read it after watching the Masterpiece Theater (or whatever it's called) version of it on PBS. I was just drawn to the story, it was very cute. It's about a young woman named Catherine Morland, who enjoys reading gothic tales of suspense and romance. Built around this is a story in which her own life begins to feel like one of these books, and she sees herself falling for Henry. He takes her to his family's Abbey, Northanger, and she feels quite adventurous in doing so.

    I enjoyed it.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is the original "goth literature" It is a love story (traditional Jane Austen) and is set in a scary mansion type place. Its is a great book, and the main character's name is Henry which is a plus. Henry is my favorite name.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.