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Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey: 6. Gothic Mysteries

6. Gothic Mysteries

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Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales.

Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales but before long, she suspects there may be truth in them. With Miriam Margolyes.

Henry Tilney enraptures Catherine with his tall tales of the gothic mysteries of his home Northanger Abbey but it's not long before Catherine begins to suspect there may be an element of truth in them.

Jane Austen's satire of Gothic novels.

Dramatised in ten parts by Hattie Naylor.

Catherine ..... Georgia Groome
John ..... Stephen Wight
Isabella ..... Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen ..... Tracey Wiles
Mr Allen ..... Kim Wall
Henry ..... Luke Thompson
James ..... Finlay Robertson
The Book ..... Miriam Margolyes

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.

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Jane Austen's satire on the Gothic novel. Dramatised by Hattie Naylor.

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