# 18: Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
Even though this is not one of Austen’s famous works, I believe that this is Austen at her best. This is a gothic/mock-gothic novel. Austen knows the gothic genre quite well, and she manipulates the conventions in a way that makes the reader aware that she is mocking the style by practicing it. The novel is very entertaining and funny at times, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

# 18: Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

Even though this is not one of Austen’s famous works, I believe that this is Austen at her best. This is a gothic/mock-gothic novel. Austen knows the gothic genre quite well, and she manipulates the conventions in a way that makes the reader aware that she is mocking the style by practicing it. The novel is very entertaining and funny at times, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.