Spirited Catherine Morland, at 17, samples the delights of Bath society, along with the pressures and betrayals that go with it, mixing with those more wealthy and educated than she is. At times her imagination runs away with her (it all gets rather gothic), but at other times, she takes things at face value and doesn't see the obvious, which is part of her charm, both to the reader and some of the men she meets. The ending is much too abrupt, and personally I am not very keen on Austen's occasional asides to the reader, but otherwise, very enjoyable.