I was enchanted even though it was much too short at 90 minutes and unfortunately, much had been cut out of the story. When it aired, the reception was mixed by the public and critics. So when PBS premiered the new Andrew Davies adaptation of Northanger Abbey (2007) last January on Masterpiece Classic, I was thrilled with the possibility that it could generate a new audience for my dark horse. The fact that the 1986 movie adaptation of it was really odd and not a true representation of the story or characters did not help matters either. It has always been a puzzle to me why others did not bond with it, and felt it has never gotten a fair shake. The Mysteries of Udolpho, when I had once begun it, I could not lay down again I remember finishing it in two days – my hair standing on end the whole time.” Henry Tilney, Northanger Abbey, Chapter 14Įven though Northanger Abbey has often been touted as the least popular of Jane Austen’s six major novels in readership and sales, I have long adored it for its burlesque humor and charming characterization of hero Henry Tilney. Radcliffe’s works, and most of them with great pleasure. “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. Historical Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense Fiction.Historical Fantasy, Paranormal, or Gothic Fiction.

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