Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen, written in 1798-1799, revised by the author in 1803, and first published (posthumously) in 1803, Audiobook narrated by Flo Gibson, Recorded Books, LLC.

Jane Austen, what can I say?  It is horribly dated by our standards, the characters are very stereotyped, and the story seems to take forever to unfold.  Despite all that, I enjoyed listening to it very much.  The author just has a way to hold the reader’s (listener’s) attention.

It was interesting to listen to Austen’s language, written over 200 years ago, and to marvel at how modern it seems.  I did, however, catch a few dangling participle that would make any Midwestern American proud.

A fun experience. 3 1/2 stars

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