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Northanger Abbey tells the story of a young girl, Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered, rural home to enter the busy, sophisticated world of Bath in the late 1790s. Austen observes with insight and humour the interaction between Catherine and the various characters whom she meets there, and tracks her growing understanding of the world about her.

Northanger Abbey written by Jane Austen performed by Anna Massey on CD (Unabridged)

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ISBN: 9781408467848-9781491535622
Genre - Main: Fiction
Genre - Specific: Classic English
Duration: 460 mins
Length: Unabridged
Author: Jane Austen
Performer 1: Anna Massey
Rarity: Rare

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Jane Austen's first novel - published posthumously in 1818 - tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen's fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger...

Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature.

The satirical novel pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.

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