- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Atlantic Books; 1st Edition edition (8 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184354606X
- ISBN-13: 978-1843546061
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 14.4 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 389,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Elizabeth Bennet is the wittiest and most attractive heroine in English literature. And for the 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 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.
About the Author
Emma Campbell Webster lives in London. She is an actress as well as an author. This is her first book.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I feel moved to write this review having just read the 1 star comments.
I think this is a fantastic idea and a brilliant idea. I have loved following different paths through Jane Austen's novels and wondering what might have happened had Elizabeth Bennett chosen a different route.
The idea of the reader making narrative choices of this kind in an adult book, and through a literary landscape so well-known to many, is inspirational. I think this book is a lot of fun and I'll be buying it for all my girl-friends for Christmas.
I think this is a fantastic idea and a brilliant idea. I have loved following different paths through Jane Austen's novels and wondering what might have happened had Elizabeth Bennett chosen a different route.
The idea of the reader making narrative choices of this kind in an adult book, and through a literary landscape so well-known to many, is inspirational. I think this book is a lot of fun and I'll be buying it for all my girl-friends for Christmas.
17 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well I must say I was delighted, much to my own surprise, to find this book before what turned out a pleasant train journey. I have never read any Jane Austen and I gather if I had I would have derived a lot more pleasure from the inside jokes in a manner of words, but none the less I found it very ammusing and most entertaining. I was attracted by the 'choose your own path' element as I've not seen that style since I was a lad playing the vaguely similar fantasy role-play books. I thought it sheer genius and very well created literary humour on many levels, with an unexpected level of social wit and commentary or observations that I'm sure anyone human can relate to. If you're the type to be embaressed by finding yourself laughing out loud on the train or bus, leave this book in your bedroom. A must for anyone with a sense of humour and reading skills.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wish all books I came across were this enjoyable! Emma Campbell Webster is a very clever woman and I think any Austen fan would appreciate what she has done with this book. It is so entertaining. I loved 'Being Elizabeth Bennet' and making different choices from her which led me into the other Austen novels. With regard to the reviewer who didn't like this book I can see her point, some of the language and scenarios can be a bit harsh, but I found I couldn't put this book down and as I continued to read I got into the humorous spirit of it. It really is quite funny. Basically if you like Jane Austen you've got to see for yourself.
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I think it is a nice book to read if you like jane austen and have read all her books. It is nice to see how it could have ended (always in a funny way) if elizabeth had made... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by A. Grigoriou
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I've read a few reviews of people who claim to have found this book not to their tastes or not what they were expecting, and so have marked it rather negatively. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2008 by Sarah Butler
Blood-thirsty, and not very inventive
I bought this book in anticipation of having a good read. It wasn't. But I did learn a lot about the authoress, Emma Campbell Webster. She is a blood-thirsty soul. Read more
Published on 3 July 2008 by AquaViola
Blood-thirsty, and not very inventive
I bought this book in anticipation of having a good read. It wasn't. But I did learn a lot about the authoress, Emma Campbell Webster. She is a blood-thirsty soul. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2008 by AquaViola
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