I have also finished Northanger Abbey, and am chugging, though slowly, through Persuasion. Hopefully you will find an introduction to Persuasion posted here in a short time.
I have to state, for the record, that Northanger Abbey was a joy to read. I never groaned inwardly when I reminded myself that it was time to read for an hour or so. I should clarify that it is always a joy to read Austen, but the assignment was a mix of pleasure and project. The style of Northanger, like that of Pride and Prejudice, is just funny, and made me chuckle more than I did with most of the others. Because Austen tried to mock and censure other romance novels of the time, she will often say something along the lines of, "I'm not supposed to do this, but I will do it any ways."
Case and Point: In this scene near the end, she says that she is not supposed to introduce certain types of characters, but she does anyways. "I have only to add — aware that the rules of composition forbid the introduction of a character not connected with my fable — that this was the very gentleman..." She she is such a rebel.
Well, good-bye Northanger, I am sure that I will be back soon to see your fair pages once again.
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