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   Northanger Abbey

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   Jane Austen 

   

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   In "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen, the story follows Catherine Morland, a naive and imaginative young girl who falls in love with the wealthy Henry Tilney while on vacation in Bath. As Catherine visits the Tilney family at Northanger Abbey, her imagination runs wild, blending reality with the gothic tales she loves. The novel combines elements of a coming-of-age story with a parody of Gothic fiction, as Catherine navigates romantic entanglements, misunderstandings, and her own growth in maturity.
   

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   gothic fiction parody

   naive protagonist

   societal norms in bath

   romantic entanglements
   NO ONE WHO had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition,...

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