If anyone thinks that Jane Austen is about sedate manners and social niceties, they ought to dive straight into this mission about Northanger Abbey. This novel is Austen’s version of Mean Girls and there is a lot of naughty business happening below the surface of polite society. Join our Agents as they discuss the novel and the 2007 movie adaptation with Felicity Jones and JJ Feild.

Kirsten swore once and I am giving her a special exemption to keep it in.

Northanger Abbey

Annette Wierstra with Kirsten Goruk

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