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| 50 Book Challenge : 80 in 2008! | | 30 | notmyrealname, Wednesday 12:24am | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Persuasion | | 31 | urduha, Tuesday 12:53pm | |
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| List Five Books Parlour Game : Church or Chapel in FICTION, please | | 12 | ostrom, July 16 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : new edition: what are the differences? | | 82 | supertalya, July 16 | |
| Hogwarts Express : What is everyone reading at the moment? III | | 641 | rissa, July 13 | |
| 888 Challenge : Shinyone's | | 31 | shinyone, July 9 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Do you own mulitiples of Jane? | | 44 | Severn, July 8 | |
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| Reading Great Books : Great Books I Want to Read | | 16 | Sandydog1, July 5 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Sophie's-Choice of books for 2008 | | 8 | sophies_choice, July 3 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books first quarter of 2008 | | 119 | rachbxl, July 1 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Julie's 50 for 2008 | | 60 | ktleyed, June 29 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : bluesalamanders 2008 | | 54 | bluesalamanders, June 29 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : BeSerene's Books of 2008 | | 45 | beserene, June 24 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Group Discussion - May 2008 - Northanger Abbey (Spoilers Possible) | | 28 | compskibook, June 23 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads May 2008 | | 57 | hemlokgang, June 20 | |
| The Green Dragon : Wow! I actually like that book ... who knew? | | 16 | WillSteed, June 18 | |
| Librarians who LibraryThing : Literary Classics & Popular Fiction Assistance | | 33 | melmore, June 17 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : MidnightRain's 2008 Challenge | | 12 | MidnightRain, June 15 | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - May. 2008 | | 236 | annatapl, June 15 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : sunny_jim9: Just seein' how many books I actually read in a year! | | 31 | sunny_jim9, June 14 | |
| 888 Challenge : xicanti's 888 | | 55 | xicanti, June 12 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : AnnaClaire throws her hat into the ring | | 9 | AnnaClaire, June 9 | |
| Someone explain it to me... : Pride and Prejudice | | 62 | rdurick, June 9 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Austen on audio | | 3 | digifish_books, June 7 | |
| 888 Challenge : Klarusu's - Better Late Than Never! | | 14 | klarusu, June 7 | |
| The Green Dragon : May's New Books - I Got Some! | | 109 | clamairy, June 1 | |
| Hogwarts Express : What did you read in 2007? | | 31 | ChelseaBottomley, May 24 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 reads of April 2008 | | 31 | AnnaClaire, May 19 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Film Adaptations - Northanger Abbey | | 34 | readabook1381, May 15 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Film Adaptations - Persuasion | | 68 | GirlFromIpanema, May 14 | |
| Fan de Jane Austen : époque 19e siècle anglais | | 10 | gaetane, May 14 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 29 March 2008 | | 178 | mrspenny, May 11 | |
| Book talk : The books I want to read this year... | | 25 | vpfluke, May 8 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Reading Order | | 16 | Marensr, May 6 | |
| BookMooching : Where's Jane? | | 31 | megkrahl, May 3 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - April. 2008 | | 388 | milbaby, May 2 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : The Jane Austen Book CLub | | 18 | fannyprice, April 23 | |
| The Green Dragon : Have you been bad recently (bought any books), Part 4 | | 431 | clamairy, April 8 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of March 31 | | 36 | sbrush, April 7 | |
| I Love Jane Austen : Mansfield Park | | 7 | Benet, April 6 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What has reading a romance novel led you to pursue? | | 23 | aznstarlette, April 1 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of March 24 | | 66 | juliakranz, April 1 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 22 March 2008 | | 145 | thekoolaidmom, March 28 | |
| Book talk : border's classic books. | | 9 | flabuckeye, March 21 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 8 March 2008 | | 187 | Storeetllr, March 16 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Jane Austen series on Masterpiece Theater! | | 36 | SimonW11, March 5 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : What are you reading for February 2008 | | 123 | Vonini, March 5 | |
| Read YA Lit : February 2008 -- What are you reading? | | 51 | araKnid, March 1 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - FEBRUARY 2008 | | 261 | Jodyreadseverything, March 1 | |
| Hogwarts Express : Jane Austen on PBS | | 54 | catbastet, February 25 | |
| two inches of ivory : Message Board | | 31 | AnneElliot1, February 22 | |
| 888 Challenge : Ruthbie's challenge | | 9 | Ruthbie, February 22 | |
| The Green Dragon : Best books, and worst books, that you read in 2007 | | 61 | margaretplays, February 22 | |
| Livejournalers : LJ Book Comms | | 29 | aces, February 18 | |
| Fan de Jane Austen : Votre Jane Austen préféré | | 2 | briconcella, February 17 | |
| Dormant: I Love Jane Austen : Favored works? | | 44 | elbereth578, February 10 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 February 2008 | | 217 | kfl1227, February 10 | |
| Dormant: 1001 Books to read before you die : Top 5 from the list read in 2007 | | 34 | Nickelini, February 7 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : First Line Game | | 238 | Irisheyz77, February 4 | |
| Dormant: 1001 Books to read before you die : What are you reading on the list for January 2008 | | 106 | notenoughbookshelves, February 3 | |
| Dormant: Books in Books : aIm suprised no one has mentioned | | 7 | fannyprice, January 10 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : lindsacl's 50 books for 2007 | | 46 | tiffin, January 3 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : corinne's book list | | 53 | Corinne, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : estarriol's 50 book challenge | | 67 | estarriol, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Adobe's 100 Book Challenge | | 29 | Adobe, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Girlybooks : Masterpieces of Women's Literature | | 112 | yareader2, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Literati : So, what are you currently reading? | | 141 | -Mr-Dustin-, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Book "Couplings" | | 33 | kaelirenee, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : littlebookworm's new challenge thread | | 35 | littlebookworm, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: I Love Jane Austen : Jane Challenge | | 61 | fannyprice, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Akiyama's list | | 25 | Akiyama, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: Readers Over Sixty : The Books Around You | | 6 | dwsact, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: LC Classification Challenge : nicole's LC subject area challenge | | 4 | nperrin, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 22 September 2007 | | 147 | judylou, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: Reading Globally : USA: Contemporary Southern regional writers | | 16 | MarianV, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: Classics Club : Kell's Classics Challenge | | 29 | Sandydog1, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : Author addiction | | 12 | vpfluke, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Gothic Literature : Hi everyone | | 14 | nymith, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Prizes : Award and Gender | | 41 | ggchickapee, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Reading Globally : Recommend four novels from four different continents... | | 42 | rudyleon, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Know? July 2007 | | 123 | cestovatela, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : An edifice or five | | 25 | yoyogod, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Book talk : Pride & Prejudice is only a two dimensional novel | | 24 | arukiyomi, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Site talk : Apology | | 65 | myshelves, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Books Compared : Octavian Nothing / Northanger Abbey | | 8 | margad, July 2007 | |
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7. Sense and Sensibility
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. Mansfield Park
10. Emma
11. Persuasion
12. Northanger Abbey
13. Frankenstein
14. The Fall of the House of Usher
15. A Christmas Carol
16. The Pit and the Pendulum
17. Jane Eyre
18. Agnes Grey
19. ... ... Best Reading series:
http://used.addall.com
I have most recently picked up Dracula, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey and Prisoner of Zenda/Rupert of Hentzau through this used book search engine. I have been using it for a couple of years now and have found that if you ... ... thinking last week that I should add an Austen category (and take out another that probably won't fill) since I've read Northanger Abbey plus a number of Austen-inspired sequels and such already this year. In the last week, I finished Northanger Abbey, Book by Book, Extras, and The Year of Living Biblically. Extras was a turnip, but the others were all quite enjoyable.
I'm currently midway through The English American.
I haven't made any ... ... read Mansfield Park as closely as I have the others. I just think that because Austen's use of satire is stronger in Northanger Abbey, it offers something different than the other five novels, and I would have argued for its inclusion. ... Park. Granted, it doesn't have the most likable protagonist, but the novel is wonderfully complex. I haven't read Northanger Abbey, so I don't have an opinion on it, but I think Mansfield Park is a much stronger novel than Persuasion. Of course, Persuasion had Anne Elliot going ... ... it a few months ago and thought it was excellent.
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I have to admit, I also question the removal of Persuasion and Northanger Abbey while leaving Mansfield Park on the list. I can deal with having four of six Austen's on the list (still a high percentage rate of books to have made ... ... h.
I was sidetracked into reading Pride and Promiscuity yesterday, which was a bit dull. I'm a third through Northanger Abbey and now have Dirda's Book by Book going as well (it's slim though). Pity I have trouble sticking to one or two at a time. ... travel, the second is a novel set in the present, and the third is non-fiction. Currently, I'm reading Austen's own Northanger Abbey. I have a little tradition stretching back more than 20 years to read at least two Austen novels a year, so this is my first of 2008.
I started ... ... dead William Gibson
Little Saint Hannah Greene
St. Peter's Fair Ellis Peters
House of Holy Fools Amy Biancolli
Northanger Abbey Jane Austen
The Blessing Way Tony Hillerman
Can't Wait to get to Heaven Fannie Flagg ... Badly by Marie Phillips
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield which I just finished
Honorable mention to 2 romances I read, which I totally loved!
... ... Alexander McCall Smith
Life, the Universe and Everything - Douglas Adams
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
Also enjoyed My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse and Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope. ... y
Pride and Predjudice I've read these two before, and am now rereading them.
Mansfield Park
Emma
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
all Janes in chronological order, straight through. ... my Jane Austen edition.
My volume contents:
Sense and sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
and
Persuasion
This volume is titled 'JANE AUSTEN - THE COMPLETE NOVELS' (BCA, Sixth Reprint 1997). I imagine J. Austen wrote more novels. Or?
Any ... Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin. Not a huge Austin fan, but I loved that. 29. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
After reading North by Northanger, it seemed logical to reread Northanger Abbey, especially since there was far too little of Henry Tilney in North by Northanger. Also, I needed something easy and fairly light to read while pulling an all-nighter in an ... I recently enjoyed listening to the unabridged LibriVox version of Northanger Abbey at http://librivox.org/northanger-abbey-by-jane-austen-2/
8. Classic Literature
1. Middlemarch
2. Northanger Abbey
3. Vanity Fair
4. Bleak House
5. Madame Bovary
6. The Mayor of Casterbridge
7. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
8. The Age of Innocence So, I started Northanger Abbey and I made the mistake of reading the notes in the introduction. I feel like I will never be able to comprehend what this prof obtained from the story. It made me uncomfortable. I started the novel and felt more at ease, but the thought of discussing it and ... ... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0140430741.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
This weekend I finished Northanger Abbey for the I Love Jane Austen group discussion, but I won't have time to really talk about it until after my trip. I did enjoy it more than other times I ... ... any writings about her and Truman Capote)
Middlemarch by George Eliot
oops there is a 4th too I am rereading
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen and it is like reading it for the first time. Where was I the first time around? Definitely not concentrating ... not the type of literature I usually read, but if I was going to pick one, then I'd choose the one I haven't seen, which is Northanger Abbey.
I love Austen's prose... the language of the period is beautiful. There were quite a few moments in the novel where I smiled at some of the more ... Book #9: Northanger Abbey by: Jane Austen -- finished May 24th, 2008
I can't review a book properly without discussing what I thought of the ending, so...
**Spoiler Warning**
This is my first time reading a Jane Austen novel. I have repeatedly seen and enjoyed the movie versions ... #609 Heh Heh cat our plan has worked.
I finished rereading Northanger Abbey very funny for anyone on the Gothic kick. I also finished The House in Paris this morning. Bowen is an excellent writer but the two novels of hers I have read thus far have been sort of gut wrenching in the ... ... on either the back of the book or in the copyright notice - I've had this problem before. Austen is pretty safe (I got Northanger Abbey from them) but their Count of Monte Cristo is abridged. I'm about half-way through Northanger Abbey and have noticed that a group discussion on this novel seems to be (more or less) beginning in the "I Love Jane Austen" group. I've been posting there a little bit... will write my full review here when I'm done. I'm a little more than half-way through Northanger Abbey, which is my first attempt at reading any Jane Austen - ever! Yup... I'm an Austen virgin.
I'm not usually drawn to "Capital L" Literature. What I choose (or should I say "chuse") to read has to have pretty high entertainment value for ... ... If the heroine of one novel be not patronised by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard." Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen OK, so I'm attempting to read my first Jane Austen. The only one I haven't already seen a movie version of is Northanger Abbey, so there it is!
"sunny_jim9 was all compliance, and his wife all happiness." And again... don't tell the guys at work... ;-)
BTW, just watched the new 3 hour An ... ...
21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.
22. The Price of Paradise by Colin Brake.
23. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
24. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie.
25. Another Life by Peter Anghelides.
26. Slow Decay by Andy Lan ... ...
21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.
22. The Price of Paradise by Colin Brake.
23. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
24. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie.
25. Another Life by Peter Anghelides.
26. Slow Decay by Andy Lan ... ... which I mentioned on another thread and I am almost finished with The House in Paris and midway through a reread of Northanger Abbey and rereading The History Boys because I am working on a production of it next year. For fun I think my next book will be The Go Between But who knows. April was a lean month for me, no standouts but my three are:
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - I classic I had never gotten around to reading, I'm glad I finally did.
Blood of Roses by Marsha Canham - historical romance set around the Battle of Culloden in Scotland
and
Enchantment ... ... up with cat. But Compski just reminded me I had planned on doing the Jane Austen read along which means I should reread Northanger Abbey Then rissa's idea of rereading Prince Caspian also seems like a good idea. Sigh. ... my other book. Now I'm in 1824 the Arkansas War by Eric Flint. Just started it, looks good so far. Still working on Northanger Abby. I like this thread alot, perhaps we could start one for every other month?
... book. I did buy a copy for my library for reference.
Tonight I start Half-Blood Prince for the group reading and Northanger Abbey for an "I Love Jane Austen" group reading. Anyone can participate. Our official start date is the 15th, but a compskibook in 50 Book Challenge : CompSki's Books! (May 10, 2008, 8:55pm) ... fall asleep at night. Needless to say that I never got very far.
Now I am going to start two rereads for book groups: Northanger Abbey for the Jane Austen group, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the Hogwarts express group. I am going to try to read HP five chapters a week ... 52. *Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (247)
Having recently seen and read The Jane Austen Book Club, I've decided to quit wasting time and read Austen's books myself. I've only read Pride & Prejudice previously and not very thoroughly, either.
I liked Catherine immediately. I can ... 19 jseger
I'm halfway through Northanger Abbey. ... / 33000 pages. 47% done!
Currently reading: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (yes, for exactly the reason you're thinking) I bought The Jane Austen Book Club and Northanger Abbey.
I really enjoyed the movie of Book Club and it (the movie) has inspired me to read both the book it was based on and Austen's books, most of which I've never read. I grabbed Northanger Abbey because...I don't know, exactly. I had to ... ... reading takes up most of my time.
The ones I definitely want to read this year are:
War and Peace
Middlemarch
Northanger Abbey
Naomi Novik's Temeraire series
My Cormac McCarthy books
Cloud Atlas
Stephen King's Dark Tower series
Der Zauberberg
House of Leaves
... ... first followed by Sense and Sensibility then Emma I think after that it was Persuasion then Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey followed by Sanditon and the Watsons and finally Jane Austen's Letters
I think unlike those who dislike Emma and Northanger Abbey those heroines ... lol... Oh, yeah... I do have to get around to reading Northanger Abbey! Thanks for the reminder, sussabmax. I just want to make sure I'm in the right mood... it will be an unusual read for me! From BookMooch in the mail today, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and A Girl of Limberlost.
AND, I got my box of BookMooch business cards. ... Susan, one of her lesser known works, and thoroughly enjoyed this novella in letters.
Next up were Persuasion and Northanger Abbey which I followed by watching the PBS adaptations. It's enjoyable to see the characters come to life on the TV screen.
I've just begun Mansfield Park. ... My order:
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
Persuasion
Sanditon
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
I too recommend reading Pride and Prejudice first, or Northanger Abbey. ... keeping such good track of things back when I read these, but I think I did Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Emma, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion. Mostly in chronological order, I guess, though that was not at all purposeful. I read Northanger Abby first for a class. While still in college a friend recommended Pride and Prejudice. I think Emma was next and then maybe Sense and Sensibility. I am not sure what order I read Persuasion and Mansfield Park.
I would definitely recommend Pride and Prejudice ... >37 Thanks for your comments, karen! It's possible that I enjoyed Northanger Abbey because I don't have kids! ;D
I've found a great audiobook version of Persuasion so I hope to re-read it again (or rather, listen to it) someday.
... three most well-known -- would each be a fine place to start. Each has its own appeal. The others are a bit different -- Northhanger Abbey plays with gothic convention, which doesn't appeal to some, and Persuasion is significantly less... frothy, I guess, than Emma at least, and MP, well, ... ... in this one
19. Reflections in the Nile by J. Suzanne Frank - loved it!
20. The Wedding by Julie Garwood
21. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - loved it!
22. My Devilish Scotsman by Jen Holling
23. Shadows on the Aegean by Suzanne Frank
24. The Pride of Lions by M ... ... I am also reading Middlemarch by George Eliot for an LT group read. I also just finished a graphic novel version of Northanger Abbey, which was kind of disappointing. I am in England 1700s with Jane Austen's Northanger Abby. I am also in Scotland, present day with The Poet of Loch Ness. I am also in America 1800s with Thirteen Moons.
I'm too many places to keep it straight!!
At least I'm covering three centuries!!
A place to hold a group discussion, beginning 15 May 2008, of Jane Austen's first completed novel, Northanger Abbey.
Some references and links, in case anyone is interested
Searchable Online Text of the Novel, Courtesy of ... ... no one minds, I'm going to go ahead and start a thread for a group read, so we can have a nice slot for the discussion of Northanger Abbey. Right now I am actually reading a graphic novel of the book - seeing the story in this format is pretty funny. I haven't yet read Mansfield Park, but I liked Northanger Abbey well enough -- until that squashed ending. The last two or three chapters read like Austen had to finish writing that book for a class deadline. I also loved Northanger Abbey, I just read it for the first time and thought it was terrific (especially since it was JA's first book!). My least favorite by far was Mansfield Park. I cannot find one reason to like it. I didn't like a single character in the book, plus I found the plot ... I too enjoy Northanger Abbey. It is such great pastiche of the gothic novel that I find it very funny but it is also very different than her other works.
I am with mstrust. Mansfield Park is my least favorite- Fanny is too nice and I get tired of watching her trod upon. How about the 15th of each month we start talking about a book. For example, May 15 we will begin a discussion about Northanger Abby, June 15: Sense and Sensibility, July 15: Pride and Prejudice and so on.
This is just a suggestion for the date, I am open to discussion. ... of him bothers me. Over the years, I've grown to like Fanny, but I just can't get over my initial distaste for Edmund.
Northanger Abbey's not my favorite, but I love it more every time I read it. Well I will have to wait to pass judgment until I finish reading all of her books. Some of us are starting to read Northanger Abbey and then discuss it. You are all welcome to join in too. And we are planning on reading all of her works which will be a first for me.
If you must discuss it with ... I'm like a lot of you I have never read Northanger Abbey before so this will be a new experience for me even though I own all of the movies on either DVD or VHS tapes. And I recently saw my DVD copy of the movie. I have never been one to read any of the Classics before I joined LT even though ... OK everyone has agreed we'll start with Northanger Abbey. Some people are much slower readers than others so I want to make sure everyone gets enough time to finish reading the book. We should probably all agree to have the book read by a certain date then we discuss what we liked about it, ... ... Elizabeth is such a strong person, whose common sense for the most part is her best trait. So on the opposite side, Northanger Abbey is my least favorite. Catherine has no common sense and I have a hard time liking her. I am re-reading it now and I remember why I don't read this one ... I happen to be reading Northanger Abbey right now and since I have never read it before I would love to discuss it when I am done. I was just about to downloaded Northanger Abbey, I am eager to start listening to it. Thanks for the info, I will check to see who reads it before I continue. So, we're starting with Northanger Abbey? Good, I haven't read that one yet. I have all her novels in a wonderful hardcover my brother got me for Christmas!
So, we're starting with Northanger Abbey? Good, I haven't read that one yet. I have all her novels in a wonderful hardcover my brother got me for Christmas!
I think we could do any order we want. Maybe in the order she wrote them, starting with Northanger Abbey? My top 5 would be:
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy
and I'm including The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox even though I just finished it because it was such a ... Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - excellent.
(solo reader, Elizabeth Klett, US and British accents. Highly enjoyable!).
There are two versions of 'Northanger Abbey' available on LibriVox. The one I listened to (and prefer) is version 2 by Elizabeth Klett.
http://librivox.org/northanger-abbe ... Digifish - many people seem to really enjoy Northanger Abbey. It was the last of all her novels I read and liked it the least (definitely in the minority on that one).
I found her gothic novel spoof and slight hysteria a bit too 'teenager' for me. (It might be because I am in the middle of ... There actually is a comic of Northanger Abbey! It is contained in the book Gothic Classics: Graphic Classics Volume 14. Given my love of this book, I will definitely be picking it up at some point - I'll make sure to report back.
>26, compskibook, manga are Japanese comics. Sometimes I ... 123-
Yes, I hear you. Unfortunately in this case I had a bit of a problem justifying the new Northanger Abbey, as the one it's replacing is new and unread. But, in my defense of the new purchase, the old one was really cheap. There. I've justified it. And furthermore, now that I think of it, I ... ... so obviously secondhand -- and which in all likelihood still wouldn't hold a metaphorical candle to the copy of Northanger Abbey you've described elsewhere. ... The cover is plain--a embossed (black on black) trio of small flowers, and Jane Austen written in script in gold foil, and Northanger Abbey written in red foil. Each edition has the title in a different coloured foil. The spine has the same writing. Inside there are a number of introductions ... ... needs illustrations (you can get Vermeer pics on the internet too, of course)
Today I bought a really nice edition of Northanger Abbey, which will replace a perfectly adequate Dover edition. I also got Pierre Berton's The Arctic Grail, which I've picked up every time I've gone to the ... 24. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
Surprisingly good fun! Perhaps it was becaus |
