"Northanger Abbey"

[matrixrefugee]

Just been watching Masterpiece Theatre's adaptation of "Northanger Abbey": I'm looking forward to reading the book, since it's one that's escaped me, but it think it's one of Jane Austen's most mischievous stories. The way she playfully spoofed the gothic horror/romances of her time gives me a feeling she'd have as much fun doing the same to Anne Rice and Laurell K. Hamiliton... And I'll admit, I might have to do a bit more research, but I think I could do just that.

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[ladyneferankh.livejournal.com]

Oh--so it was good then, well that's nice and..... *stops are stares in horror as she rereads post*

YOU'VE NEVER READ NORTHANGER ABBEY YET??? But--you must--it's one of my favorite JA novels.

P.S.
And good luck on your horror spoof if you do decide to go for it!

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

I know, I consider myself an admirer of JA, and yet I haven't read this one yet, though I'm going to make up the deficit the next time I get to the library...

And while we're on the topic of NA, here's a page I discovered about a silly US paperback version of NA: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/nhabgoth.html