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Northanger Abbey Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Northanger Abbey is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The only event I find that "might" apply to your question is as follows:
Nothing could now be clearer than the absurdity of her recent fancies. To suppose that a manuscript of many generations back could have remained undiscovered in a room such...
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Naïve, innocent, and imaginative, Catherine is the protagonist of the novel. Before going to Bath with the Allens, Catherine has never been away from her family home in Fullerton for an extended period of time. Catherine’s main occupation is...
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Austen is careful to invest each place with the personality of its owner. For example, Northanger Abbey reflects the General's preoccupation with outdoing his neighbors. The massive house is filled with luxurious furniture, and the General's...
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