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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9781843546061
ISBN number: 184354606X
Label: Atlantic Books
Manufacturer: Atlantic Books
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: October 08, 2007
Publishing house: Atlantic Books
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Elizabeth Bennet is the wittiest and most attractive heroine in English literature. And for the very first time, in 'Being Elizabeth Bennet', you are given the opportunity to star in the most popular novel in the English language: 'Pride and Prejudice'. You will be faced throughout this book with delicate challenges and dangerous choices. Whether you're accepting Mr Darcy the very first time he professes his attachment, deciding to elope with Mr Wickham or avoiding a murderous Lady Catherine de Bourgh, this is a chance to rewrite Austen's most famous book. You decide who to marry and when. And if you have always preferred Mr Knightley's sophistication or have a sneaking admiration for the odious Mr Elliot then you can marry them instead. However, make choices with caution: 'Being Elizabeth Bennet' is packed with characters and plot twists to thwart your happy union with Pemberly's most eligible bachelor. You must complete five stages - and successfully negotiate your way through Austen's five other novels - before can choose to accept Mr Darcy. But if the outcome does not suit, simply return to page 1 and create a new Jane Austen adventure.
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Combine Jane Austen novels (especially Pride and Prejudice) with the children's Choose-Your-Own Adventure format, and you get this book. Your goal, of course, is a suitable marriage, but beware of the many possible complications. Made the wrong choice, turn to the wrong page, and disater may ensue. You might well be scarred for life, imprisoned in Northanger Abbey, or (worst of all fates) remain a spinster. Oh, well, you can always backtrack. Too bad life doesn't work that way.
This is a fun read. It doesn't require extensive knowledge of Austen, though some memory of the book or movie version would probably make it easier to keep track of characters (some of whom are imported from other Austen novels). It might be an effective way to involve students or would-be Austen readers with the novels. And, of course, for the young adult or old adult who enjoyed the choose-your-own-adventure stories as children, it's a pleasant bit of nostalgia.
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