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The Jane Austen Collection
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Though a collection of all Austen’s work, on this occasion I read Northanger Abbey.
Ever since reading The Romance of the Forest and examples of the Gothic genre I’ve always been curious to read Austen’s satirical treatment of the genre.
At its heart this is another story about an Austen heroine getting to marry, and following her through the rather tortuous process. Catherine is a naive, somewhat gauche, heroine who is painfully oblivious to the scheming and machinations of those around her. She is a fan of the very genre Austen parodies here, and we get everything we’d expect...and more.
From the slow build-up of Catherine’s journey to Bath to the evocative description of the mysterious Northanger Abbey we are treated to Austen’s particularly humorous observations.
While it is, indeed, much exaggerated there is a sly humour to this that definitely works well for modern readers.
Ever since reading The Romance of the Forest and examples of the Gothic genre I’ve always been curious to read Austen’s satirical treatment of the genre.
At its heart this is another story about an Austen heroine getting to marry, and following her through the rather tortuous process. Catherine is a naive, somewhat gauche, heroine who is painfully oblivious to the scheming and machinations of those around her. She is a fan of the very genre Austen parodies here, and we get everything we’d expect...and more.
From the slow build-up of Catherine’s journey to Bath to the evocative description of the mysterious Northanger Abbey we are treated to Austen’s particularly humorous observations.
While it is, indeed, much exaggerated there is a sly humour to this that definitely works well for modern readers.
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Reading Progress
March 23, 2020
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Started Reading
March 23, 2020
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March 23, 2020
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74.64%
"The opening chapter introducing Catherine Moreland is adept at undercutting the expectations of the time. Our unlikely heroine has reached that age where she’s impatient to experience life...what could go wrong?"
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1077
March 24, 2020
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75.19%
"Up to ch4. The wry observations made of the people Catherine meets are funny."
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1085
March 24, 2020
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75.74%
"Up to ch7. The conduct of the two girls towards the young men of Bath suggests some things never change."
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1093
March 24, 2020
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78.93%
"Up to ch15. Catherine’s infatuation with the Tinley’s makes little sense, and the dynamic between her and the Thorpes is unusual."
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1139
March 25, 2020
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80.18%
"Up to ch19. The innocence Catherine shows with regard to Isabelle has me howling. I do kind of wish things would move on a little and dump her in the infamous Abbey."
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1157
March 25, 2020
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81.22%
"Up to ch22. The journey with the fanciful ‘what-if’ parodies the Gothic genre so well."
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1172
March 25, 2020
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81.98%
"Up to ch24. The determination to find something odd means Catherine is not really alert to what’s happening around her."
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1183
March 25, 2020
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83.65%
"Up to ch29. Turfed out with no reason...something more going on here."
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1207
March 25, 2020
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March 25, 2020
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March 25, 2020
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Finished Reading
