Catherine Morland falls in love with a young clergyman while vacationing in Bath, and his father, thinking her wealthy, invites her to be a guest at Northanger Abbey, the family's country estate. He orders her out of the house when he discovers she is not wealthy. But Henry goes after her and persuades her to marry him.
凯瑟琳·莫兰在舞会上爱上了亨利·蒂尼。同时,她还碰到了另一位青年约翰·索普。索普为了抬高自己的身价,向亨利的父亲蒂尼将军谎报了莫兰家的财产,蒂尼将军信以为真,竭力怂恿儿子去追求凯瑟琳。后来,索普追求凯瑟琳的奢望破灭,便恼羞成怒,把以前吹捧莫兰家的话全盘推翻,说她家如何贫穷。蒂尼将军再次听信谗言,把凯瑟琳赶出了家门,并勒令儿子把她忘掉。但是两位青年恋人并没有屈服,他们经过一番周折,终于结为伉俪。
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