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Northanger Abbey/Woodston Parsonage. Catherine frightening herself with “Mysteries of Udolpho”. Catherine Morland is the heroine of Jane Austen 's 1817 novel Northanger Abbey. A modest, kind-hearted ingénue, she is led by her reading of Gothic literature to misinterpret much of the social world she encounters.
Catherine Morland in an illustration from an 1833 edition of the novel The Allens (her wealthier neighbours in Fullerton) invite Catherine to accompany them in their visit to the city of Bath and partake in the winter season of balls, theatre and other social activities.
- Jane Austen
- 1817
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Without even the chance to say farewell to Henry, who is staying at his nearby rectory, Catherine miserably makes her way home, where her unimaginative mother supposes she is pining for the luxuries of the Abbey when in reality she is pining for Henry. Within two days, however, Henry turns up and, in defiance of his father, asks her to marry him.
*Bath *Bath. Resort city in western England famous for its hot springs and Roman ruins. Catherine visits Bath for several weeks at the invitation of the Allens, owners of Fullerton.
Catherine Morland goes to Bath for the season where she meets the eccentric General Tilney, his son Henry Tilney and his daughter Elanor Tilney. Catherine is invited to the Tilney's home, the Northanger Abbey of the title, where she imagines numerous gruesome secrets surrounding the General and his house.
Catherine Morland Character Analysis. A seventeen-year-old raised in a rural parsonage with nine brothers and sisters, Catherine Morland is open, honest, and naïve about the hypocritical ways of society. Her family is neither rich nor poor, and she is unaware of how much stock many people put in wealth and rank.
Oct 7, 2008 · As faithful readers of Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey know, Bath plays a central part in the adventures of the young heroine Catherine Morland. Her first excursion to this famous health spa and social center is seen through fresh eyes as she takes in all of its delights and diversions such as shopping, visiting the pump-room, and ...
