Between 18, Austen made changes to the manuscript, including changing the name of the protagonist (from Susan to Catherine). This manuscript was initially titled Susan, and in 1803, Austen sold it to a publisher, who ultimately chose to delay publication. It is possible that Austen was already writing a novel that satirized the Gothic fiction that was so popular at this time, but by 1798 or 1799, she had completed a manuscript that actively played with Gothic conventions, and contained direct references to The Mysteries of Udolpho. She was actively writing (much of what she produced during this time period is referred to as her "Juvenilia") and interested in the literary world around her. When The Mysteries of Udolpho was published in 1794, Jane Austen was nineteen years old.
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