I enjoyed reading this well-written, detailed piece on the background of Northanger Abbey, Deb, and Brock’s color illustrations are always a treat.
I recently learned something interesting about the pronunciation of “Northanger.” The word “hanger” also means “woodlands.” See this link to The National Trust’s Selborne Hill.
According to a poster at “The Republic of Permberley”, “Northanger Abbey” (pronounced north-HANger abbey) means “North Wood Abbey.”
What a useful link, Dave. Thank you. I’ve had a look, but not yet a listen. Wish there had been such resources when I was learning German! Give us a few days and we’ll post it to our Northanger Abbey page. Will also have to see what other etexts Adam Smith Academy offers.
Dave, I tried to listen to the audio and got an error message when clicking on ‘play’, and a similar error message when I clicked the choice ‘use Real Player’. What am I doing wrong??
Janeite,
I believe sometimes the link to the audio file is busy, due to traffic. I just now tried it again, and it was slow sledding. But, you may also need shockwave on your computer.
An updated version of this blog post can be found here:
Jane Austen in Vermont 
I enjoyed reading this well-written, detailed piece on the background of Northanger Abbey, Deb, and Brock’s color illustrations are always a treat.
I recently learned something interesting about the pronunciation of “Northanger.” The word “hanger” also means “woodlands.” See this link to The National Trust’s Selborne Hill.
According to a poster at “The Republic of Permberley”, “Northanger Abbey” (pronounced north-HANger abbey) means “North Wood Abbey.”
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There is an Audio-Text (eText plus Audio — so people can read and listen) version of the novel at:
http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/etext/Jane_Austen/Northanger_Abbey_Chp_1.html
There is an additional feature for students, where they can click on any word within the text to get its definition.
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What a useful link, Dave. Thank you. I’ve had a look, but not yet a listen. Wish there had been such resources when I was learning German! Give us a few days and we’ll post it to our Northanger Abbey page. Will also have to see what other etexts Adam Smith Academy offers.
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Dave, I tried to listen to the audio and got an error message when clicking on ‘play’, and a similar error message when I clicked the choice ‘use Real Player’. What am I doing wrong??
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Janeite,
I believe sometimes the link to the audio file is busy, due to traffic. I just now tried it again, and it was slow sledding. But, you may also need shockwave on your computer.
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Thank you very much for such important information!
Adriana
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If only I had a dime for each time I came here… Superb post.
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