CE : Northanger Abbey

First published in 1817, this classic, Northanger Abbey is a coming of age story of Catherine Morland, a seventeen year old girl, who, for the first time goes on a trip to Bath, a famous resort town with her wealthy neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Allen. During her eventful stay, Catherine is acquainted with many people, such as the flirtatious Isabella Thorpe, daughter of a classmate of Mrs. Allen and Henry Tilney, a 24 year old young man, whom she finds charming and secretly falls in love with him. As the story progresses, their love encounters many obstacles including intimidations by John Thorpe, an ill-mannered young man, who attempts to keep Catherine away from Henry. The twist and turns in this story finally end when Henry marries Catherine.This wonderful classic by Jane Austen gives the reader a glimpse of the joys of fashionable society through their events of social dancing.