Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

During a lively season in Bath, the young and impressionable Catherine Morland is introduced to the delights—and pitfalls—of fashionable society. She quickly forms friendships with the flirtatious and dramatic Isabella, who shares her passion for Gothic novels, and the charming siblings Henry and Eleanor Tilney.

When Catherine is invited to visit their family estate, Northanger Abbey, her imagination—fueled by tales of mystery and horror—runs wild. Convinced that dark secrets lurk within the abbey’s walls, she soon learns that reality can be just as surprising as fiction.

With its playful humour, spirited heroine, and gentle satire of Gothic tropes, Northanger Abbey is the most light-hearted and optimistic of Jane Austen’s novels.