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Northanger Abbey

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Anna Massey
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Summary

 Catherine Morland reads tales of Gothic romance, yet leads a country life in Wiltshire. When she travels to Bath, she meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney. She is invited by his sister and father to stay at Northanger Abbey, where she meets all the trappings of Gothic horror that she has read about. Fortunately, she has her own good sense and irresistible but unsentimental hero, Henry Tilney.©1989, 2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Classics Funny Witty Inspiring Classic Historical Romance
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The clipped tones of Anna Massey drolly trot out the wisdoms of Austen's prose. The self condemnation of Miss. Moreland's censure is wry & pitiable through the telling. Lovely stuff.

Love a bit of Austen to drown out Kisstory

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It has been decades since I read this book and had forgotten just what a treasure it is! Beautifully read, I enjoyed every syllable and frequently found myself laughing out loud. A light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek foray of a seventeen year old Catherine, addicted to gothic novels, having her own adventures and falling in love. An easy and thoroughly enjoyable
listen and likely to appeal to any woman who still remembers what it was like being just seventeen...

A delightful Satire that stands the test of Time

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I enjoyed the story but found some of the voices varied in volume which is difficult for me as I go to sleep listening to audiobooks. Some voices being louder than the others means I have to choose between not being able to hear the quieter voices clearly or being shocked slightly awake by the louder voices. The story is nice, but does go on a bit at times. I did quite like Austen’s musings throughout the book, which I thought were more direct than in other things I’ve read by her.

Good story but slightly variable voice sounds

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With most Jane Austen stories you know what you’re going to get. Virtue is rewarded, youthful naivety acquires wisdom and everything comes out right in the end. In Northanger Abbey Austen toys with her readers. Is this a comedy of manners, or a simple romance, or is it, perhaps, a gothic melodrama? Great fun.

Jane Austen at her most playful

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Found this story to be much less engaging than the likes of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. The performance was adequate with different tones taken for different characters however the formatting is poor as it is not properly split into chapters.

A struggle

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