A witty and playful novel by Jane Austen that follows Catherine Morland, a young woman with a vivid imagination and a love of Gothic novels. Invited to stay at the grand Northanger Abbey, Catherine begins to suspect that the estate hides dark secrets similar to those in the books she adores. As reality and imagination collide, she learns important lessons about love, friendship, judgment, and maturity.

The novel is both a charming romance and a humorous satire of the popular Gothic fiction of Austen's time.