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Northanger Abbey
Classic romantic comedy.
Northanger Abbey
320 pages · First published 2003
Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland arrives in Bath eager for dancing, friendship, and adventures worthy of her beloved Gothic novels. Among her new acquaintances are the charming Henry Tilney, his kind sister Eleanor, and friends whose intentions prove less straightforward than Catherine imagines. An invitation to Northanger Abbey sends her literary imagination into overdrive, transforming ordinary rooms and family history into possibilities of sinister secrets. Learning to distinguish invented terrors from real selfishness becomes part of Catherine’s education in friendship, judgment, and first love. Witty, bookish, and gently atmospheric, Austen’s Gothic satire makes an inviting fireside read for anyone who enjoys an imaginative heroine growing wiser without losing her enthusiasm.
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Manipulative friendships, persistent unwanted courtship, deception, and controlling parental behavior; bereavement and imagined suspicions of murder or imprisonment; brief frightening scenes involving darkness, storms, and unexplained noises; abrupt rejection and an unaccompanied journey home.
Alcohol-Free Pour
Blackberry Sparkler
Dark blackberry and lively bubbles echo the novel’s Gothic trappings and the cheerful comedy that keeps breaking through.
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- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Lavender French 75
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Floral lavender and sparkling citrus complement Bath’s social whirl and Austen’s playful wit, with a crisp edge for Catherine’s romantic misjudgments.
What you'll need
- 1 oz gin
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz lavender syrup ↗
- 3 oz brut sparkling wine
- Ice for shaking ↗
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How to mix it
- Shake gin, lemon juice, and lavender syrup with ice. Strain into a flute and top with sparkling wine.
- Garnish: Lemon twist or small lavender sprig.
- Glassware: Champagne flute.
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