Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey was written in 1797-98 under a different title.  The manuscript was revised around 1803 and sold to a London publisher, Crosbie & Co., who sold it back in 1816.  The Signet Classic text is based on the first edition, published by John Murray, London, in 1818 —­ the year following Miss Austen’s death.  Spelling and punctuation have been largely brought into conformity with modern British usage.