Northanger Abbey — Jane Austen | A Level English Literature Student Guide
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Explore Jane Austen’s witty and highly self-conscious novel with this comprehensive Coleman’s Notes Student Guide, designed for A Level English Literature students.
Northanger Abbey follows the young and inexperienced Catherine Morland from the fashionable social world of Bath to the mysterious surroundings of Northanger Abbey. Her enthusiasm for Gothic novels — particularly Ann Radcliffe — colours the way she interprets the people and events around her, allowing Austen to combine an entertaining coming-of-age story with a sophisticated examination of reading, imagination, reality and judgement.
Written in clear, accessible language, this guide provides detailed literary analysis together with practical support for essay writing, revision and examination preparation.
Inside this guide you will find:
- Complete plot summary
- Detailed chapter-by-chapter analysis of Volumes I and II
- In-depth studies of Catherine Morland, Henry Tilney, Eleanor Tilney, General Tilney, Isabella and John Thorpe and other important characters
- Character relationship map
- Bath & Northanger essential reference guide
- Detailed exploration of the novel’s major themes
- Gothic fiction and Austen’s use of parody
- Reading, imagination and judgement
- Love, courtship, money, rank and social ambition
- Female friendship, education and maturity
- Language, irony and narrative method
- Historical and literary context
- Key quotations with analysis
- Expanded quotation bank
- A Level literary methods
- Five structured essay plans
- Five model answers
- 25 Exam & Revision Questions
- Quick Recall questions
- Fifteen key episodes for close analysis
- Ten critical debates for A Level
- Exam technique and argument-building guidance
- Final revision checklist
Ideal for
A Level English Literature students • revision • essay preparation • teachers • tutors • independent study
Part of the Coleman’s Notes Jane Austen Collection
Pride and Prejudice • Sense and Sensibility • Mansfield Park • Emma • Persuasion • Northanger Abbey
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