Book Review: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey introduces us to Catherine Morland. A young lady who is about to take her first journey away from her somewhat sheltered home and start meeting young eligible bachelors. It’s in the style of books from the era that characters are described to the reader in detail before the story itself truly begins. It’s something that’s not done anymore, it goes against the more modern idea of ‘show, don’t tell’, but I find it quite refreshing. I’ve been given a description of Catherine, our heroine, before we start and now I know all about, not just her appearance, but her personality and her traits. Moving into the story it means I already have my expectations in place of how she’s going to behave. I found it a quite amusing book, I get the feeling that many of the characters were written somewhat tongue-in-cheek. John Thorpe and his complete ignorance of Catherine’s feelings towards him are somewhat cringe-worthy. Mr and Mrs Allen are adorable caricatures of well-me