Northanger Abbey [electronic resource] : The Jane Austen Illustrated Edition
Austen, Jane2010
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This special edition of Northanger Abbey includes the famous illustrations by Henry Matthew Brock, originally created in 1898. Brock and his brothers were all successful illustrators of the day and often posed for each other using costumes, props and furniture in their Cambridge studio. Brock's older brother Charles joined him in illustrating other Jane Austen releases for this set of 1898 editions. Northanger Abbey was Austen's first completed novel but was published posthumously in 1817. Austen sold the novel to a bookseller in 1803 - for £10 - who decided not to publish it. Her brother bought it back for the same amount after her death. Catherine Morland is the daughter of a country clergyman, one of ten children. She devours Gothic novels and has an active imagination. After a lively season in Bath, she is invited to Northanger Abbey, where she finds the house is not the dark, moody Gothic mansion of her imaginings. Catherine's exciting season in Bath leads her to become acquainted with the dashing John Thorpe, who encourages her flights of fancy and attempts to divert her from his rival Henry Tilney. But Henry extends an invitation she can't resist and she finds herself visiting Northanger Abbey. There, as a "heroine in training," she is determined to bring one of her favorite Gothic novels to life, but the charming and very down to earth Mr. Tilney eventually brings her to see that real life can be even more interesting than the most spine-chilling Gothic fantasy.
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Austen, Jane, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Sourcebooks, 2010
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Reading grade level: 4-5
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Jane Austen, the modest daughter of an English clergyman, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest writers in the English language. She wrote six novels, which have endured for over 200 years, have been adapted for film numerous times, and have inspired a large number of popular and bestselling sequels, retellings, continuations and mash-ups.
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9781402256837
Language:
English
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4359367
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