Broadly comedic & brilliantly postmodern in its lampooning of a genre the Jane Austen classic Northanger Abbey tells the story of Catherine Morland a naive young woman whose perceptions of the world around her are greatly influenced by the romantic gothic novels to which she is addicted When she moves to Bath she sees mystery & intrigue all around her not least of all in Northanger Abbey itself the home of General Tilney & his handsome son Henry where Catherine suspects a sinister crime has occurred Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson this Macmillan Collector's Library edition also

Includes:: an afterword by David Pinching Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PD JAMESThe Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer & illustrator Leanne Shapton & introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers & Austen fans Alexander Mc Call Smith Lynne Truss Amanda Vickery Francesca Segal PD James & Andrew Motion ' Jane Austen is a genius & Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin Amis Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination Her naivety & love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath & her stay at nearby Northanger Abbey with preconceptions that have embarrassing & entertaining consequences ...

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design During an eventful season at Bath young naive Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time She is delighted with her new acquaintances flirtatious Isabella who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance & horror & sophisticated Henry & Eleanor Tilney who invite her to their father's mysterious house Northanger Abbey There her imagination influenced by novels of sensation & intrigue Catherine imagines terrible crimes committed by General Tilney With its broad comedy & irrepressible heroine this is the most youthful & and optimistic of Jane Austen's works ...

Introduction & Notes by David Blair University of Kent Northanger Abbey tells the story of a young girl Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered rural home to enter the busy sophisticated world of Bath in the late 1790s Austen observes with insight & humour the interaction between Catherine & the various characters whom she meets there & tracks her growing understanding of the world about her In this her first full-length novel Austen also fixes her sharp ironic gaze on other kinds of contemporary novel especially the Gothic school made famous by Ann Radcliffe Catherine's reading becomes intertwined with her social & romantic adventures adding to the uncertainties & embarrassments she must undergo before finding happiness ...

A witty exploration of the perils of mistaking fiction for reality Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is edited with an introduction & notes by Marylin Butler in Penguin Classics During an eventful season at Bath young naive Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time She is delighted with her new acquaintances rude boorish John Thorpe his flirtatious sister Isabella who shares Catherine's love of sensational novels & intrigue & sophisticated Eleanor & Henry Tilney who invite her to their father's mysterious house Northanger Abbey There her imagination influenced by Gothic romances such as Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho Catherine imagines terrible crimes committed by General Tilney With its broad comedy & irrepressible impressionable heroine this is the most youthful & optimistic of Jane Austen's works The Penguin Classics edition of Northanger Abbey is based on the first edition of 1818 &

Includes:: a chronology & additional suggestions for further reading Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers Austen began writing at a young age embarking on what is possibly her best-known work Pride & Prejudice at the age of 22 She was the author of Sense & Sensibility Pride & Prejudice Emma Persuasion Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey If you enjoyed Northanger Abbey you may like Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho also available in Penguin Classics The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal (Virginia Woolf) These modern editions are to be strongly recommended for their scrupulous texts informative notes & helpful introductions (Brian Southam The Jane Austen Society)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Catherine Moreland (Felicity Jones) a spirited young beauty from the country enters into the depraved society of Bath with dreams & fantasies sparked by her love of gothic romance novels There she meets two men vying for her affection
- the dashing & jealous John Thorpe (William Beck) & the gentle & sincere Henry Tilney (JJ Feild) Despite the advice of her mischievous new friend Isabella (Carey Mulligan) Catherine treats neither as more than a dear friend That is until Catherine accepts an invitation to Northanger Abbey from Henry&s grave & severe father General Tilney (Liam Cunningham) Her passion for the dark & mysterious feeds her imagination as tyrannical fathers & diabolical villains work their evil on forelorn heroines trapped in isolated castles much like Northanger Actors Felicity Jones JJ Feild Carey Mulligan Hugh O& Conor Liam Cunningham Mark Dymond Sylvestra Le Touzel William Beck Giedrius Nagys Catherine Walker Gerry O& Brien Desmond Barrit Liam Mc Mahon Peter Dillon & Alana Brennan Director Jon Jones Certificate PGYear 2007 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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Britain's clearest mapping from the experts at the AA in a handy foldable road map covering Northern England Fully updated the map combines clear design & an easy-to-read scale of 3 miles to 1 inch with more road detail to ensure you never lose your way while navigating Britain's roads The map

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Entire first series of the popular American comedy In & Pilot
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Joel Fleischmann is a quintessential New Yorker who has never been west of the Mississippi Intent on becoming a doctor but lacking the financial backing he mailed out seventy-five scholarship applications in the hope of fulfilling his dream Regardless of all his effort Joel receives just one reply from the State of Alaska & in return for his scholarship has to agree to be their indentured slave for the following years in the small middle-of-nowhere town Cicely Recipient of countless Emmy nominations & winner of the Emmy & Golden Globe awards for Outstanding Drama Series Northern Exposure comes to an offbeat & inspirational conclusion This must-own complete set

Includes:: all episodes of all six series Now available to own as a complete box set for the first time the humorous heartwarming & still slightly bizarre Northern Exposure Take an offbeat trip to the eccentric small town with a big heart Certificate 15 years & over

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