The Orphan of the Rhine The Orphan of the Rhine The Orphan of the Rhine was a gothic novel by Eleanor Sleath, listed as one of the seven "horrid novels" by Jane Austen in her novel "Northanger Abbey". Subtitled "A Romance" it was published in four volumes the sensationalist Minerva Press in 1798. It was part of a brief but popular vogue of German tales, a fashion criticized in the "Critical Review" of June 1807 "So great is the rage for German tales, and German novels, that a cargo is no sooner imported than the booksellers' shops are filled with a multitude of translators, who
Northanger Abbey (2007 film) January 2008. In April of that year, ITV announced they would be making a range of classic programmes, including the adaptation of "Northanger Abbey", available to purchase through the iTunes Store. Upon its first broadcast in the United Kingdom, "Northanger Abbey" was viewed by 5.6 million people and had a 26.6% audience share. This made it the second most popular of the adaptations, behind "Mansfield Park". 931,000 Australians watched the drama when it aired on ABC1 in June 2008. "Northanger Abbey" garnered mostly positive reviews from critics. Shortly before it aired in the UK, reporters for four newspaper publications selected