Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Catherine reading, public domain

Summary: Northanger Abbey is a hilarious parody of 18th century gothic novels. The heroine, 17-year old Catherine, has been reading far too many “horrid” gothic novels and would love to encounter some gothic-style terror — but the superficial world of Bath proves hazardous enough. (Summary by Kara for Librivox)

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Total running time:  7 hours, 10 minutes

Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Jane Austen Back View, watercolor by Cassandra Austen, public domain

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Posthumous engraving of Austen from A Memoir of Jane Austen by her nephew J. E. Austen-Leigh, from a watercolor by James Andrews, public domain

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

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