The North Abbey Hanging
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| The North Abbey Hanging | |
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| Author | Jane Austen |
| Cover artist | Mr David Weaver, RA |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Ye Goths (Bath) |
| Publication date | 1810 |
| ISBN | N/A |
The North Abbey Hanging is the third novel by the English novelist Jane Austen. Following the critical and commercial success of Sensei and the Insensibles, she received a modest advance for her next novel, enabling her to give up her job lacquering bonnets for export[1]. She immediately set to work and very quickly came up with the riveting tale of young Catherine Morland's adventures amidst the zombie monks of north Somerset. The book was another resounding success and sealed her position as England's premier author of zombie romances.
Plot summary
The North Abbey Hanging follows seventeen-year-old Gthic novel afficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. Here she is captivated by Henry Tilney and becomes friends with his younger sister Eleanor. Their father, Witchfinder-General Tilney, invites them to stay at the family mansion on the moors near Chew Magna, not far from the mysterious North Abbey. On her first night there, her sleep is disturbed by howling, screams and Gregorian chant.
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- ↑ The Lost Art of Bonnet Lacquering, Somerset Countryside, June 2007
