- This version of Northanger Abbey includes an autobiography of the author Jane Austen located at the end of the book-This includes her life before and after the release of the bookNorthanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication in 1803. How...ever, it was not published until after her death in 1817, along with another novel of hers, Persuasion. This coming-of-age story revolves around Catherine Morland, a young and naive heroine, who entertains the reader on her journey to a better understanding of the world and those around her. In the course of the novel, she discovers that she differs from those other women who crave wealth or social acceptance, as instead she wishes only to have happiness supported by genuine morality
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