Northanger Abbey is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels written by Jane Austen. The story concerns Catherine Morland, the naïve young protagonist, and her journey to a better understanding of herself and of the world around her.[3][4] How Catherine views the world has been distorted by her fondness for Gothic novels and an active imagination.

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, cr ...