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General Tilney is a character in Northanger Abbey. He is a high-ranking member of the military, and is also the head of the very wealthy Tilney family of Northanger Abbey. His name is likely …

General Tilney comes the closest of any character to being an antagonist in Northanger Abbey, though that term is too strong to describe his role. When Catherine suspects Tilney of …

Jun 11, 2018 · General Tilney is her parodic Gothic villain, the ironic joke being that his sensibilities do not hark back to lurid crimes of the 15th century. Rather, he is a thoroughly …

General Tilney is accurately, if understatedly, described by Mrs. Morland as a "strange man" (29.10). Indeed. General Tilney is totally rocking out a whole Captain von Trapp vibe, from the …

General Tilney is clearly very wealthy, a wealth demonstrated by both the size of his property and the comfortable living that he has already given to his son Henry, his fine carriages, numerous …

Northanger Abbey turns out to be far from what Catherine's eager imag- ination has pictured to herself, and the contrast between her expectation of "a fine old place" (p. 157) and the glaring …

Oct 12, 2015 · General Tilney is the villain of Northanger Abbey and the father of the hero, Henry Tilney. Given Name: Unknown, but possibly Frederick due to Jane Austen’s common naming …

Jan 19, 2008 · Northanger Abbey's General Tilney: A Real or Imagined Tyrant? The PBS presentation of Northanger Abbey airs this Sunday, and I am looking forward to Liam …

General Tilney is not tender with his children, and may have been harsh to his wife, but he loved her and treated her with respect. The fact that Catherine realizes this marks a major step in …