The story of young Catherine Morland, who is just entering adulthood — her trip with the Allen family to Bath, her visit to Northanger Abbey, and her return home. Catherine's perception of the world around her was influenced by pre-Romantic novels, namely ‘Gothic novels’ or ‘horror novels’ that were popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. But events help her to free herself from preconceived notions and awaken in her the ability to see and understand what is happening.