Oxford World's Classics Northanger Abbey, Lady Susan, the Watsons, Sanditon, (Paperback)

from mojacobs

This is not the best Austen, you can tell it is an early work. The characters are rather one-dimensional, the storyline thin. The wonderful portrayal of society and of relationships that we have come to expect from her later works, is lacking: the critical eye is already there, but there is very ...

from mojacobs

This is not the best Austen, you can tell it is an early work. The characters are rather one-dimensional, the storyline thin. The wonderful portrayal of society and of relationships that we have come to expect from her later works, is lacking: the critical eye is already there, but there is very ...

from libbromus

I love Northanger Abbey. It is my favorite Jane Austen. Over the years, my interpretation of Henry Tilney changes. One time romantic and darling; another time cynical and condescending; still another, possibly sociopathic? I mean, we know they marry, but is it happily ever after? In a twisted, bu...

from glade1

I found this to be a delightful read. Northanger Abbey had me laughing out loud, and I enjoyed the epistolary Lady Susan (so nasty!). I was unprepared for the last two to be incomplete, though - I think I would have enjoyed The Watsons very much. I didn't read much of Sanditon once I realized I w...

from PilgrimJess

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid." Northanger Abbey follows the fortunes of Catherine Morland who spends the 'season' in Bath with family friends. Catherine is an avid reader of novels and has a vivid imagination. This is an imp...