From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey that makes her lighthearted satire of the gothic novel an even more satisfying read. Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 1,200 annotations on facing pages, including: -Explanations of historical context
-Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings
-Definitions and clarifications
-Literary comments and analysis
-Maps of places in the novel
-An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events
-225 informative illustrations
 
Filled with fascinating details about the characters’ clothing, furniture, and carriages, and illuminating background information on everything from the vogue for all things medieval to the opportunities for socializing in the popular resort town of Bath, David M. Shapard’s Annotated Northanger Abbey brings Austen’s world into richer focus.

本書為珍奧斯丁（Jane Austen）的著作「諾桑覺寺」　(Northanger Abbey) 註釋版，由暢銷書《Annotated Pride and Prejudice》編者加以註解，為哥德式小說和珍奧斯丁輕描淡寫的諷刺增色不少，讀來輕鬆愉快。全書共1200條注釋，其中包括以下各個類別：

•歷史背景闡釋。

•摘錄自珍奧斯丁生活、信件及其他文章的名言佳句。

•定義與釋疑

•文學評論與分析

•小說中出現地點的地圖。

•特別說明、參考書目、詳細的大事表。

• 225個提供豐富資訊的插圖。

本書有豐富的細節，詳細介紹書中角色的服裝、傢俱、馬車，任何中世紀所流行的時髦玩意兒，甚至是如何能夠在巴斯這個著名的度假小鎮社交，本書都有詳盡的背景知識解說。編者大衛夏普德的《Annotated Northanger Abbey》將帶領讀者遨遊珍奧斯丁筆下的世界。