Northanger Abbey

Written by Jane Austen

Narrated by Elizabeth Klett

Jane Austen's first novel, Northanger Abbey, 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 Northanger Abbey pokes fun at the Gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Essential Audiobooks, LLC
• Release date: Nov 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781987113785

Jane Austen

Jane Austen nació en 1775 en Steventon (Hampshire), séptima de los ocho hijos del rector de la parroquia. Educada principalmente por su padre, empezó a escribir de muy joven, para recreo de la familia, y a los veintitrés años envió a los editores el manuscrito de La abadía de Northanger, que fue rechazado. Trece años después, en 1811, conseguiría publicar Juicio y sentimiento, a la que pronto seguirían Orgullo y prejuicio (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) y Emma (1816), que obtuvieron un gran éxito. Después de su muerte, acaecida prematuramente en 1817, y que le impidió concluir su novela SanditonLa abadía de Northanger, Persuasión (1818). Satírica, antirromántica, profunda y tan primorosa como mordaz, la obra de Jane Austen nace toda ella de una inquieta observación de la vida doméstica y de una estética necesidad de orden moral. «La Sabidu-ría –escribió una vez- es mejor que el Ingenio, y a la larga tendrá sin duda la risa de su parte.»

Reviews for Northanger Abbey

[Shalane Du Preez · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Found this one a bit hard to get into at first, the Thorpes annoyed me! Jane's writing is also the kind of writing you need to pay attention to, so I found myself rereading sentences at times. But it was nice nonetheless

[Emma Johns · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The narration was good and felt in keeping with the style of the novel.

[Воробьёва Александра · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Really cute story comparison to the other tropes of the time threw me off a bit but I really enjoyed the book. But there was little direct interaction between Henry and Katerin. Movie wad better in that respect.

[HOGS Techs · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I guessed I read this book But I can't remember the story. It's better than I thought though. It's quite enjoyable