Northanger Abbey has attracted a trigger warning for ‘toxic relationships’ but I love its gentle romance. Bookworm Mr Tilney is my favourite Austen hero
- Written by: Jodi McAlister, Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
Henry Tilney (J.J. Feild) and Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones) in the 2007 film.Granada Television/ITVIn our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
So says Henry Tilney to Catherine Morland, the hero...