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Nicolas 2022-12-14 22:00:17
Just finished reading Northanger Abbey, which is really hard to find. I read the original book only after watching the movie. In comparison, the movie was done fairly well, especially when Catherine read the fantasy part of the novel, which felt quite like that. The ending is a bit rushed, but after reading the original book, I feel that the ending of the book is also a bit rushed. I like Austen very much. From this book, I can already see the kind of work that has been shown in the subsequent works, Austen's views on love and marriage, and the pursuit of perfect happiness.
Extended Reading
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Mrs. Allen: There! Did you ever see anything prettier, Mr Allen?
Mr. Allen: Other than yourself, do you mean, my dear?
Mrs. Allen: Oh, fine, Mr Allen! But Catherine...
Mr. Allen: Ah, she looks just as she should! Now... might we make our way, do you think? I entertain high hopes of our arriving at the rooms by midnight.
Mrs. Allen: How he teases us, Catherine! Midnight, indeed!
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[Riding in the curricle, Henry and Catherine see the first view of Northanger Abbey]
Henry Tilney: There.
Catherine Morland: It's exactly as I imagined. It's just like what we read about.
Henry Tilney: Are you prepared to encounter all of its horrors?
Catherine Morland: Horrors? Is Northanger haunted, then?
Henry Tilney: That's just the least of it. Dungeons, and sliding panels; skeletons; strange, unearthly cries in the night that pierce your very soul!
Catherine Morland: [sardonically] Any vampires? Don't say vampires. I could bear anything, but not vampires.
Henry Tilney: [laughing] Miss Morland, I believe you are teasing me now.
[seriously]
Henry Tilney: I have to say, there is a kind of vampirism. No, let's just say that all houses have their secrets, and Northanger is no exception.