Influenced by her reading of The Mysteries of Udolpho , Catherine expects Northanger Abbey to be full of Gothic horrors .
General Tilney ( Henry and Eleanor 's father ) invites Catherine to visit their estate , Northanger Abbey , which , from her reading of Ann Radcliffe 's gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho , she expects to be dark , ancient and full of Gothic horrors and fantastical mystery.
Northanger Abbey