Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 251 pages Published 1817 From Goodreads: Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austen's Gothic parody. Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, but one with a decidedly satirical twist. The story's heroine is Catherine Morland, an innocent seventeen-year-old woman from … Continue reading Review: Northanger Abbey
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Jane Austen and the Women Who Look at Men
“I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men." "Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men … Continue reading Jane Austen and the Women Who Look at Men
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