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Friday, August 25, 2006

Northanger Abbey summary

One-stop shopping for any Northanger Abbey related post. As we move on to other books, feel free to add any comments about the book here.

Northanger Abbey discussion: Volume 1, Chapters 1 – 5
Northanger Abbey discussion: Volume 1, Chapters 6 – 10
Northanger Abbey discussion: Volume 1, Chapters 11 – 15
Northanger Abbey discussion: Volume 2, Chapters 1 – 8
Northanger Abbey discussion: Volume 2, Chapters 9 – 16


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