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Northanger Abbey

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Mary Sarah Agliotta
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In Northanger Abbey, a young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart. Austen's first, this is considered by many to be among her most charming novels.

Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media Classics Heartfelt
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Why have someone not acquainted with English place names and an American accent read a most traditional English novel. Irritating and spoils Jane Austen’s prose

Annoying accent

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Northanger Abbey is an important work for scholars of English literature and is one of the shortest of Jane Austen's novels. This version rendered the book shorter still as it is narrated at a rapid pace. There are mistakes in pronunciation too.

Rapid run through

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Would you try another book written by Jane Austen or narrated by Mary Sarah Agliotta?

Austen yes, agliotta... no. Her pronunciations are all over the place and the story is riddled with editing mistakes and repeated lines. It's the most unprofessional audiobook I've ever heard.

Incredible pronunciations

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Not Austen’s greatest I’m sure and for me as a reader who’s not wild about The Great Jane Austen, this was a chore. The audiobook helped me get through it ( I read as is my next book group selection) and I truly had hoped with this being her “gothic” work I would enjoy much more.

Perhaps I am doing this a huge disservice but it felt a tad Young Adult for me. I did enjoy the descriptions of Northanger Abbey before our heroine arrives there but other than that I’m afraid I struggled. Yet another Jane Austen novel I’ve read (the third) which is all about young women finding a suitable husband. Perhaps I’m just not romantic enough........

The production is ok for the price. American Reader couldn’t pronounce Place names correctly and a couple of sentences are repeated within. Doesn’t detract from overall production. Not bad for the cheap deal it is on audible.

Not A Great Story, Production OK for price

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I know this story well, but fancied an Austen fix. I'm afraid the narrator jabbered on at speed and rattled my brains! Apologies if she reads this review and is offended 😕

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