Northanger Abbey | Novels That Shaped Our World

An introduction to Jane Austen's first novel Northanger Abbey, and how it played with Gothic tropes.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 4'01''
  • Broadcast year: 2019
Curriculum Connection
  • English Literature | 19th-century texts | Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen | Form, structure and language
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Programme: Novels That Shaped Our World
  • Series: 1
  • Episode: A Woman's Place
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