Northanger Abbey

Catherine Morland wanted to live a gothic novel… she found something worse: high society.

Young, naive, and passionate about Gothic novels, Catherine Morland leaves her rural home to discover the city of Bath, its balls, and its high-society intrigues. There, she meets the vivacious Isabella Thorpe and the charming Henry Tilney. Invited to the mysterious Northanger Abbey estate, Catherine gives free rein to her boundless imagination… until fiction and reality become blurred.

In this novel, both funny and subtle, Jane Austen blends social satire, a coming-of-age story, and a parody of the Gothic genre. Northanger Abbey, published posthumously but the first complete novel written by Jane Austen, already reveals the author's talent for observing human nature with irony and tenderness.

Laurence Krambule's sensitive and expressive reading brings this comedy of manners to life with precision. Her voice perfectly embodies Catherine's naiveté, Austen's biting humor, and the contrasts of the secondary characters.

An essential work, to be rediscovered in this carefully produced audio version, which will appeal to both Jane Austen fans and new listeners.