Fullerton Parsonage

by Laura Simons

No one in search of a hero, would ever have thought to look twice at Henry Tilney. He may have begun rather promising, being born as the second son of a stern military man whose abode went by the forbidding name of Northanger Abbey, but from this point on both Henry's circumstances and disposition were entirely against him...

A full retelling of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey", told from the perspective of Henry Tilney.

Genres: Historical Romance

ebook

Published June 11, 2021

About the author

Hi, you can call me Laura! I’m Dutch, in my thirties, and thoroughly obsessed with all things fantasy, folklore and fairy tale. Whatever I write, it’s meant to put some goodness and magic into the world.

I’m a storyteller of all sorts. That’s why I have a podcast as well as a blog to share my fairy tales, short fantasy stories and microfiction.

All my creations can be found on my website laurasimons.com!

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

After recently rereading Northanger Abbey, I started looking for retellings and sequels and was delighted to find there are several. This is the first one I've read (besides the Claudia Gray mysteries that include characters from this novel and all the others), and I'm sure I'll read more. The author offers it for free on her website, so I ended up reading it on the books app that has been sitting unused on my iPhone for years.
This was a pretty straightforward retelling, taking material directly from the original, but imagining it all from Henry's point of view. The author is faithful to Austen's depiction of the slow build romance with Catherine and the circumstances that influenced it, and she builds on the close bond between Henry and his sister Eleanor and their unhappy relationship with their father. I can't get enough of these types of books when they're done well, and this one was. There are a few editing mistakes here and there, which I don't hold against someone who's offering her work for free. There weren't enough to be a distraction--just a missing word or incorrect punctuation here and there.
Fans of the original novel eager for more time with the characters should check this one out.

[ruhee]

read this alongside NA and it was such a wonderful addition to the whole experience. simons emulates austen's narratorial voice SO well and i really appreciated that the book followed the action of the original closely, including the slowburn romance. i loved all the insights into henry's mind - they were all very in character and i loved the development of the tilney sibling bond too!

all in all, just what i needed to fix my henry tilney craving x

[Minnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read this on AO3 a couple years ago and I adored it. A few days ago, I decided to reread it and I found out that the author cleaned up/rewritten the story and is now an e-book which I quickly downloaded a PDF to read
IT'S SO GOOD (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

•The story is mostly from Henry's perspective and you get to see that he's just as obvious-in-love as Catherine. Seriously, I'm positive even alien's from Mars can see it!

•The writing is amazing and the comedy is fun

I'm so happy that I found this

[Liorah Piven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This author did an amazing job capturing Henry Tilney's voice and sense of humour. The story is canon compliant and it also give us a few missing scenes from the original book, like, for an example, the confrontation scene between Henry and the General right after Henry found that Catherine was kicked out of Abbey. It was a very enjoyable reading and I highly recommend this book if you love Northanger Abbey.

[Esther Withey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book a couple of years ago, but have just reread it again and found it as well written and enjoyable as before.

The story is obviously the same as Austen’s own, but what was particularly impressive was just how well the author has captured Austen’s voice. I love Northanger Abbey because I almost feel like Jane Austen herself is a character, and Fullerton Parsonage beautifully succeeds in representing this.

Thank you for giving me just a little bit more Austen to enjoy!

[Addison Muhlbach · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is everything!! I recently read Northanger Abbey was looking for more in the same vein when I stumbled on this ebook. I’m so glad I did! This book captures Henry Tilney’s voice and good nature excellently. I highly recommend to anyone wanting the other side! This book seems to have been pulled straight out of the time!

[Ghita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fullerton Parsonage was an absolute treat, I finished it in less than 24 hours and loved every minute of it. I barely had any memories of Northanger Abbey, but this retelling from Tilney's PoV was absolutely delightful. The narrator's wit and insights very Austenesque. It's truly in the top 5% JAFF work I have ever read.

[Rebecka Relfsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful retelling of one of my favourite Austen novels, it completely keeps the feeling and style of the original and expand and deepen the story (especially the end) in a very satisfying way

[Aqua · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is everything to my Henry Tilney obsessed heart. Such a delightful book.
Thank you
thank you
thank you

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this retelling of Northanger Abbey from Henry Tilney's perspective. It catches the spirit and ton of Jane Austen.