Northanger Abbey was written in 1797-98 under a different title.
The manuscript was revised around 1803 and sold to a
London publisher, Crosbie & Co., who sold it back in 1816.
The Signet Classic text is based on the first edition,
published by John Murray, London, in 1818--the year
following Miss Austen's death. Spelling and punctuation
have been largely brought into conformity with modern
British usage.
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