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 , because she has been reading Ann Radcliffe 's gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho , Catherine expects to be dark , ancient and full of fantastical mystery.
Northanger Abbey