“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” -Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey 🍄 The first time I read Northanger Abbey I thought it was hilarious. Every time Catherine thinks she’s found some kind of Radcliffe-esque “secret of the Abbey” it turns out to be a figment/ exaggeration of her imagination! Despite this book being a “parody” of a tradition female gothic novel, which y’all all know I love, and it being written by Jane Austen, who y’all all know I don’t love, I still enjoyed it! If you’re convinced that you “can’t understand classic literature” then give this book a try and let me know how it goes! 😘 ➡️QOTD: How do you feel about classic books? If you like them, what’s your favorite? If you vehemently hate them, why? 📚 🦊🍄🍁🍂🦊🍄🍁🍂🦊🍄🍁🍂🦊🍄🍁🍂 #northangerabbey #janeausten #prideandprejudice #mansfieldpark #emma #senseandsensibility #classic #classicbooks #ireadclassics #book #fiction #fantasy #youngadultbooks #youngadultfiction #youngadultfantasy #bookish #bibliophile #booklover #booknerd #bookcover #bookworm #bookaddict #bookporn #writer #blogger #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookishpeepsies #emmareadsforfun (at University of Mary Washington)