Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen You might not think of Rebecca when you think of Jane Austen's lighter comedies, but Northanger Abbey might surprise you. Austen's early novel is a satire of Gothic literature than borrows some of those Gothic elements for itself. When Catherine Morland befriends a brother and sister and is invited to their family's imposing manor house, her imagination runs wild as she tries to uncover the house's darkest secret. Image Source: amazon.com