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Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is a satirical novel that intertwines elements of horror with the conventions of the romance genre. The story follows Catherine Morland, a young woman who becomes obsessed with Gothic novels and mistakenly interprets the strange occurrences in her new home as evidence of a sinister plot. This novel serves as a commentary on the nature of romance and the dangers of over-romanticizing the world around us.
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