Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen''s first major novel, a parody of the popular literature of the time, is an ironic tale of the romantic folly of men and women in pursuit of love, marriage, and money. The humorous adventures of young Catherine as she encounters "the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks'' residence in Bath" lead to some of Austen''s most brilliant social satire. There is Catherine''s hilarious liais...