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About this book
Young Reading Series 3 Classic stories
Pride and Prejudice
- A delightful retelling of the much-loved classic by Jane Austen.
- The Bennett sisters are coming of age and it’s time for them to find husbands and take their place in high society. But will everything end up as they hope?
- Part of the Usborne Young Reading Level Three series aimed at children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories.
Zanna Davidson
Zanna Davidson has written over fifty books for children, both non-fiction and fiction. Her stories for children include the Fairy Ponies, Fairy Unicorns and Billy and the Mini Monsters series for Usborne. She lives in the countryside in a cottage on the edge of some deep, dark woods with two small boys and her scruffy black dog, Fred.
Press Reviews
This adaptation succeeds with young readers experiencing an Austen story for the first time as well as with readers familiar with her sensitivity and subtle wit. 5 out of 5 Regency Stars!
Austenprose
Reader Reviews
nice.
I loved everything in the story. I still can`t believe that Ada married RICHARD.
ayo, 28th January 2011
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