Northanger Abbey Characters
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Catherine Morland
As Jane Austen helpfully informs us at the beginning of Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland isn't...
Henry Tilney
Henry Tilney has a few things in common with another famous Henry – Henry Higgins of George...
Isabella Thorpe
Isabella Thorpe might just be the most entertaining person in the entire novel. You might say,...
John Thorpe
If John Thorpe is loud, rude, a bit dimwitted, blustering, and really overbearing –...
Eleanor Tilney
Eleanor Tilney is arguably the most serious character in the book, on two levels. On the one...
General Tilney
General Tilney is accurately, if understatedly, described by Mrs. Morland as a "strange man"...
James Morland
Catherine's older brother is definitely in the running for best brother in this book. James is...
Captain Frederick Tilney
Captain Tilney is the epitome of the bad boy. He's the type who rides into town on a motorcycle,...
Mrs. Allen
As Catherine's supposed chaperone, Mrs. Allen is pretty ineffectual. If Catherine were more...
Mr. Allen
Mr. Allen clearly has a monopoly on all the common sense in his marriage to Mrs. Allen. He...
Mrs. Morland
Mrs. Morland is a very good, if somewhat naive, parent. The entire Morland family is a bit...
Mr. Morland
We definitely hear and see less of Mr. Moreland that his spouse. In fact, Mr. Morland completely...
Sarah Morland
Catherine's younger sister Sarah, or Sally, is a failure as a sibling, as least in terms of...
Mrs. Thorpe
The matriarch of the Thorpe clan seems to have a very hands-off approach to parenting. Her...
Anne Thorpe
One of Isabella's younger sisters, Anne Thorpe seems to be the Jan Brady of the Thorpe family....
Maria Thorpe
A younger sister of Isabella, Maria goes on the rather infamous Clifton excursion and appears to...
Mrs. Tilney
Mrs. Tilney died nine years prior to the events in Northanger Abbey of a sudden and tragic...
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