Annotated Bibliography

Austen, Jane. Seven Novels: Northanger Abbey. New York City: Barnes & Noble,    
       Inc., 2006. 915-1040. Print.

This source is my primary source.  It is one of Jane Austen’s first written work but last to be published and printed.  It is the story of seventeen years old, Catherine Morland.  One of ten siblings, Catherine is able to vacation in Bath with neighbors that her parents entrust her care and safety with.  While in Bath she finds what friendship truly is and falls in love with the honorable Henry Tilney.  After some time in Bath she is invited to Northanger Abbey, and with eagerness she immediately accepts.  Not knowing that her invitation was under false pretenses.  After all situations are revealed she is turned out by the master of the house without a friend or penny to her name.  She knows not why she was treated in this fashion, or whether she will ever see Henry again.  I will be using this source as the main reason that I am going to be writing the paper.

Baker, William. Jane Austen: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work. New 
      York City: Fact on File, Inc. 2008. 235-295. Print.

In this source the author gives a brief summary of each of Jane Austen’s literary works.  The author also gives a synopsis and commentary for each chapter of her books, to help you understand his take on the things that Austen wrote about in her books.  I focused primarily on his pages that were about Northanger Abbey. After his breakdown of all the chapters of the book he continues with a brief description of each of the characters their roles, and the importance they are to the main character.  The reason that I chose this source is because I wanted a little more of an in depth look at the hero and heroine of the book and their character portrayed by Austen.

"Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen." Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed.Marie Lazzari. Vol. 51. Detroit: Gale Research, 1996. 1-73. Literature 
      Criticism Online. Gale. Yavapai College. 3 November 2011 
      <http://galenet.galegroup.com.proxy.yc.edu/servlet/LitCrit/yava/FJ3573350002>

This source is several essays that have been compiled that are critical analytical essays about Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey.  These different essays all have various topics and are written by different authors.  Their essays are on topics like Gothic romance, comedy, and the sentimental elements of this particular work by Austen.  There is one essay that is on the exact topic that I am going to be writing on, so this is the essay that I am going to be using as one of my sources.

Teachman, Debra. Student Companion to Jane Austen. Wesport, 2000. 
      Greenwood Press. Web. 3 November 2011.

http://site.ebrary.com/lib/yavapai/docDetail.action?docID=5003999&
p00=northanger%20abbey>.

In this source it gives a biography of Jane Austen.  The author also describes the different types of novels and breaks down how each of Austen’s novels might fit into these different categories.  When this is concluded the author specifically writes about six of Jane Austen’s novels.  In this breakdown I will be focusing on the chapter about Northanger Abbey.   In this chapter it starts with a brief synopsis of the book and its main events.  Then after that it gives a character development section giving a closer look to the characters in the book and their personalities.  I am using this source because I want as much information that I can get about each of the characters and their roles in the story.