The set of books was a collection of Penguin's Clothbound ... Middleton's desk included several Jane Austen novels, including "Northanger Abbey" and "Mansfield Park." But the one that stands ...

Take “Northanger Abbey” (published 1817), Austen’s first completed novel, a frisky satire on the pitfalls of letting books be your guide to life. Catherine Morland, 17, is addicted to a diet ...