Northanger Abbey

American  

[nawrth-eyn-jer, -ang-ger] / ˈnɔrθ eɪn dʒər, -æŋ gər /

noun

1. a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.

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Example Sentences

Novelists Jennifer Egan, Adelle Waldman and Brandon Taylor then took the stage to collectively ponder Austen’s enduring legacy and duke it out over which of her novels — “Sense and Sensibility,” “Pride and Prejudice,” “Mansfield Park,” “Emma,” “Northanger Abbey” or “Persuasion” — should be everyone’s hands-down favorite.

From Los Angeles Times

Sample question: In “Northanger Abbey,” whom does Isabella Thorpe have an affair with?

From Los Angeles Times

After her death, her brother Henry saw to it that her two remaining novels, “Northanger Abbey” and “Persuasion,” were published under her name, and an accompanying biographical note explicitly named her as author of all six works of fiction that had previously been credited: “By a Lady.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the inventory of more than 100,000 books, including rare finds such as a first American edition of Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey,”

From Los Angeles Times

Mansfield Park sold for £8,400 and Northanger Abbey and Persuasion for £6,400.

From BBC