ISBN: 0979194024

Northanger Abbey Jane Austen No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father an… More...

Northanger Abbey Jane Austen No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her. Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard-and he had never been handsome. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings-and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world, as anybody might expect, she still lived on-lived to have six children more-to see them growing up around her, and to enjoy excellent health herself. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number; but the Morlands had little other right to the word, for they were in general very plain, and Catherine, for many years of her life, as plain as any. She had a thin awkward figure, a sallow skin without colour, dark lank hair, and strong features-so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. She was fond of all boy's plays, and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls, but to the more heroi books and reading,classics,criticism and theory,drama,education and reference,english literature,fiction,general,gothic and romantic,historical Women's Studies, Wild Jot Press<

2009, ISBN: 0979194024

[EAN: 9780979194023], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Wild Jot Press], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or du… More...

[EAN: 9780979194023], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Wild Jot Press], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages., Books<

2009, ISBN: 0979194024

[EAN: 9780979194023], [PU: Wild Jot Press], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket t… More...

[EAN: 9780979194023], [PU: Wild Jot Press], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages., Books<

ISBN: 0979194024

Northanger Abbey books and reading,classics,criticism and theory,drama,education and reference,english literature,fiction,general,gothic and romantic,historical Women's Studies, Wild Jot … More...

Northanger Abbey books and reading,classics,criticism and theory,drama,education and reference,english literature,fiction,general,gothic and romantic,historical Women's Studies, Wild Jot Press<

ISBN: 9780979194023

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