Was Captain Tilney the Darcy of Northanger Abbey?
Ok, stay with me here.
I was really excited to have the opportunity to write
Captain’s Tilney’s story for my recent project with Christina Boyd’s Dangerousto Know: Jane Austen’s Rakes and Gentleman Rogues. He’s always intrigued me
— strange, I know, but I guess I like a bad boy. Sure, I know his younger
brother Henry is supposed to be the real hero of the story but if I’m being
completely honest here, I would have to say that squeaky-clean Henry and sweet-but-silly
Catherine don’t really fascinate me.
