From the Bookshelf of Never too Late to Read Classics…

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

Start date: February 1, 2020

Finish date: February 29, 2020

Discussion: Lesser Know/Wilderness Classics

Discussion leader: Paige

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of -2 topics — 2,728 comments total

Lesser Know/Wilderness Classics

* 2025 Must Read Lesser Known Classics: Scheduled Reads
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 72 posts · 193 views

last updated Sep 06, 2025 07:14AM

2025 August: Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 36 posts · 28 views

last updated 23 hours, 44 min ago

showing 10 of 17 topics view all »

Other topics mentioning this book

Planning Site - Children's/YA Up to October 2019
By Rosemarie , Northern Roaming Scholar · 251 posts · 246 views

last updated Sep 12, 2019 02:30PM

Present Yourself 유 웃
By Laurie –Read … · 2532 posts · 2090 views

last updated Aug 09, 2025 12:58AM

What Classic are you reading now?
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 5874 posts · 2072 views

last updated Sep 09, 2025 08:11PM

2017 Jane Austen
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 44 posts · 75 views

last updated Jul 17, 2018 11:22AM

* 2020 Planning Site ~ Author or Genres
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 137 posts · 154 views

last updated Dec 08, 2019 11:59PM

2020 Jane Austen: an On-Going Read
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 97 posts · 107 views

last updated Nov 23, 2020 09:53AM

2020 Gothic Romance: Lady Audley's Secret: msg 165
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 168 posts · 90 views

last updated Aug 10, 2020 04:54PM

2022 March: Jane Austen
By Piyangie , Classical Princess · 62 posts · 73 views

last updated Apr 24, 2022 01:17PM

This topic has been closed to new comments.

* 2022: 700,000 Page Challenge
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 1853 posts · 824 views

last updated Jan 03, 2023 09:27AM

Classics in Movies
By Lesle , Appalachain Bibliophile · 306 posts · 400 views

last updated Aug 27, 2025 06:26AM

What Members Thought

Jan 23, 2015 Sara rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics

I was glad I took the time to re-read this Austen classic. It is not my favorite of her books, but it is a very fun, light read and a great look into the conventions of the time. Catherine is a typical, though somewhat foolish, young lady, with a vivid imagination and very little training in anything of what society expects from her beyond her own threshold. Austen's spoofing of the Gothic novels of her time adds color and interest to Catherine's character.

The plot is rather simple for Austen, ...more

5 likes · Like · see review

Dec 09, 2019 Maria rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

WOW! This is the second Jane Austen I read (after reading Pride and Prejudice ten years ago) and all I can wonder at is why I waited so long. This book was such a delight to read! I can't even describe what it is particularly about it that I enjoyed so much, maybe in part the atmosphere, the writing style, the wit, the satire, the feeling of being transported to another time. Austen's writing truly "sparkles". This was a massive good time that I am sure I will revisit again and again. Also made ...more

Like · see review

May 01, 2017 Audrey rated it it was amazing

I love love love this book! I feel it's even better than Pride & Prejudice. Catherine is so funny and dramatic. This book is hilarious from the start till the very end. I laughed a lot especially over Catherine's wild imaginations. I also prefer Henry Tilney over Mr Darcy! John Thorpe is so annoying, if I were Catherine I would have punched him in the face for everything he did. I'm so glad I started reading Jane Austen recently and I hope to finish all her books by this year. Can't wait for the ...more

Like · see review

Feb 17, 2013 Perlie rated it it was amazing

Dec 17, 2017 Perlie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Aug 16, 2013 Melanie marked it as to-read-classics

Shelves: the-next-best-book-club

Feb 23, 2014 Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: classics, 1001, virago-modern-classics

Jun 07, 2014 Christine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, classics, british-literature, authors-a-to-d, historical-fiction, read-in-2015, gothic, 19th-century, romance-adult, z-200-to-299-pages

Sep 02, 2014 Brad Pruitt marked it as to-read

Dec 23, 2014 Ashley W marked it as to-read

Apr 04, 2016 Jane marked it as to-read

Sep 20, 2016 Chrisie marked it as to-read

Shelves: how-to-be-well-read

Oct 28, 2016 Brandy marked it as to-read

Shelves: own

May 03, 2017 Toni marked it as to-read

May 23, 2017 Hayley marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: already-own-bookshelf, classic

Jun 27, 2017 Vanessa Chiem rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-faves

Oct 30, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

1 like · Like

Jan 25, 2018 Karawan marked it as to-read

Sep 29, 2018 Cristina rated it liked it

Nov 06, 2019 Carrie marked it as to-read

Shelves: scribd

May 11, 2020 Sharranya rated it liked it

Jan 17, 2020 Wave marked it as to-read

Mar 17, 2020 Radwa marked it as to-read

Shelves: owned-tbr

Jul 02, 2020 Sasha marked it as to-read

Dec 12, 2021 Jennifer marked it as to-read

Oct 03, 2022 Grace added it

Shelves: 2022-print-books

Dec 05, 2023 Emrys rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-boxall, fiction, fiction-historical-fiction, favourites, fiction-romance, n100k, literature-rated, zz-fully-tagged-2023, 8, fiction-gothic

Dec 11, 2023 ShelbyNina marked it as to-read

Jul 04, 2024 Tasnuva marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, benched

Jan 10, 2025 Catherine marked it as to-read · review of another edition

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 next »

Group Home Bookshelf Discussions

Photos Videos

Send invite Members Polls