Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.<br/>-Jane Austen ; Northanger Abbey<br/><br/>Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803. However, it was not published until after her death in 1817, along with another novel of hers, Persuasion.<br/><br/>Northanger Abbey is a satire of Gothic novels, which were quite popular at the time, in 1798–99. This coming-of-age story revolves around Catherine Morland, a young and naïve "heroine", who entertains the reader on her journey to a better understanding of the world and those around her.<br/><br/>In the course of the novel, she discovers that she differs from those other women who crave wealth or social acceptance, as instead she wishes only to have happiness supported by genuine morality<br/><br/>A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!