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Introduction and 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 and humour the interaction between Catherine and the various characters whom she meets there- and 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. Catherines reading becomes intertwined with her social and romantic adventures- adding to the uncertainties and embarrassments she must undergo before finding happiness....