In the first chapter of Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen lays out all the criteria of being a HEROINE, almost all of which poor Catherine Morland does not meet. I have adapted these criteria into a simpl
e yes or no test, which you can apply to your favourite heroine. BE AWARE: Your response will be "correct" if it is within Gothic heroine criteria, and "incorrect" if it isn't.
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