... as Agnes or Leonella, people with more purpose than "trembling innocence" or "shameless harlotry". It has been argued by critics that "The Monk" written by Matthew Lewis at the age of nineteen is the written down sexual angst of the author which would explain why Matilda and older characters like the Baroness, "glowing ripe in her maturity" and the ever optimistic Leonella are so openly expressive about their sexuality. Leonella ... Austen's "Northanger Abbey" is an acute satire of the Gothic style of writing and so, with satire one would expect all prominent features to be amplified to...

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