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Beckford, Austen and the Sentimental Novel

Name: Beckford, Austen and the Sentimental Novel
Start: 2025-10-14
Location: Beckford's Tower and Museum

Seven years before Jane Austen completed Northanger Abbey, William Beckford published a novel that parodied the ‘sentimental’ stories so admired by Austen’s young heroine Catherine Morland.

Join Dr Amy Frost as she reveals the similarities between the two writers, and explores how Beckford satirises the writers while Austen turns aims her pen at the readers.

Date: Tue 14 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: Beckford’s Tower and Museum, BA1 9BH

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Tuesday 14 October 2025

Price: Adult £5, Under 25 £3

From 6:00pm Until 7:30pm

Beckford's Tower and Museum
Lansdown Road
Bath
Somerset
BA1 9BH

Beckford's Tower and Museum

W: beckfordstower.org.uk/

E: [email protected]

T: 01225 422212

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Beckford, Austen and the Sentimental Novel

Seven years before Jane Austen completed Northanger Abbey, William Beckford published a novel that parodied the ‘sentimental’ stories so admired by Austen’s young heroine Catherine Morland.

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