Northanger Abbey

This parody of a gothic romance was finished in 1803, but not published until 1818, after Jane Austen''s death. According to Wikipedia: "Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) was an English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature. Austen ...