Northanger Abbey is an excellent novel because it shows the society reflected in many ways throughout the novel therefore giving the reader an inside knowledge of the time period. During the time period that this novel was written the gothic novel was a main piece of literature that was read. ... Coleridge's opinion of the novel suggests that the elements in the gothic novels were not important to its understanding as a romance novel. ... However, she does continue to make a parody of the novel, as it was know. ... At the beginning of the novel Catherine is very young and nave; howev...

• Word Count: 2803
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Elizabeth goes on two important trips during the course of the novel, one to Hunsford, in Kent. ... Summary The story starts when the Bennet family finds out about the young, handsome and rich man that has rented an estate close to their village Longbourn. ... My Opinion Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel that beautifully illustrates the essence of true love. ...

• Word Count: 1576
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Introduction and short summary Jane Austen began writing Emma in 1814, and the book was published anonymously for the first time in 1816. ... At the beginning of the novel, however, Miss Taylor has just married Mr. ...

• Word Count: 906
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Emma Woodhouse is the beautiful and wealthy mistress of Hartfield, the most notable house in Highbury. She lives a lonely life with her father. Miss Taylor, her governess, has recently married Mr Weston, isolating Emma further. Mr Knightley is a close friend of Emma. He has known her all her life an...

• Word Count: 526
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School