Northanger Abbey by Keely Kundell

Keely Kundell

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Design By: Keely Kundell
Keely Kundell

Keely is an Editorial Coordinator at Harlequin. She lives and breathes romance novels, and in her spare time she is a freelance content designer. She has deep and abiding love for all things Jane Austen.

 

Design By: Keely Kundell
Keely Kundell

Keely is an Editorial Coordinator at Harlequin. She lives and breathes romance novels, and in her spare time she is a freelance content designer. She has deep and abiding love for all things Jane Austen.

 

Artist Statement

I feel like Northanger Abbey is one of Austen's more unappreciated works. It brilliantly parodies gothic novels, and I have always felt her use of wit, irony, and satire constructs a feeling of accessibility. While the book was satirical, Austin also subtly promotes the gothic novel, as it was a way for young ladies of the time to sexually liberate themselves. Perhaps because it is one of her rougher novels, the sexuality is kind of pervasive, there are innuendos and references underlying the text. I wanted to create a cover that captured some of the psychological tension that Austen created around Catherine's delusions, while staying in line with the simplicity of my previous work. — Keely Kundell