Northanger Abbey (Vintage Classics Austen Series)
Jane Austen author PD James editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:26th Jun '14
Should be back in stock very soon
Part of the Vintage Classics Austen Series: all six of Jane Austen's major novels, beautifully designed by writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by our finest contemporary writers
Jane Austen takes a satirical swipe at the gothic novel in this classic book bursting with sly subversive wit.
'Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin Amis
Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination.
Jane Austen takes a satirical swipe at the gothic novel in this classic book bursting with sly subversive wit.
'Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin Amis
Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her naivety and love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath and her stay at nearby Northanger Abbey with preconceptions that have embarrassing and entertaining consequences.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY P.D. JAMES
VINTAGE CLASSICS AUSTEN SERIES - all six of Jane Austen's major novels, beautifully designed and introduced by our finest contemporary writers.
Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire -- J.K. Rowling
Somebody reading over my shoulder refuses to believe that I found Northanger Abbey funnier than Catch 22, but I did. So there -- Jenny Colgan
The most perfect artist among women, the writer whose books are immortal -- Virginia Woolf
Jane Austen's lightest and most playful novel * Independent *
Jane Austen shocks me. Beside her, Joyce seems innocent as grass -- W.H. Auden
Who needs eReaders when book publishers are repackaging classic tales in beautiful covers like these? … Perfect for fans of the author * Bella *
Beautifully designed… Perfect collectable gift for Austen fans and design devotees * So Darling *
These might be the loveliest editions of Jane Austen’s novels we’ve seen in a long time * A Little Bird (blog) *
An absolute riot: a dry pastiche of gothic and romance novels that both celebrates, and rolls its eyes at, youthful credulity -- Kat Brown * Independent *
ISBN: 9780099589297
Dimensions: 178mm x 129mm x 19mm
Weight: 221g
304 pages