Austen really kicked up the satire and wit in this gothic parody. It was fun to read and satisfying after reading Udolpho.
By the end of the semester, my own ability to route for romantic unions had been so tryed that I longed for a better plot line and found nothing to go on. An egregious father and an infallible heroine and hero just did not satisfy what I expected to be a response to all of the customs of 18th century english novels. I guess I was putting too much on the shoulders of Austen. After all, these types of storylines were what sold then.
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