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Consider the Consequences

The Original 1930s Romance Gamebook
Brief Description
The course of true love never did run smooth, but now you have only yourself to blame. No more throwing books across the room in frustration at the naïve, hasty or downright dumb decisions made by the protagonist - this time you're in charge!Will you choose... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The first ever interactive novel - a romance gamebook, first published in 1930!

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The course of true love never did run smooth, but now you have only yourself to blame. No more throwing books across the room in frustration at the naïve, hasty or downright dumb decisions made by the protagonist - this time you're in charge!

Will you choose to play as Helen - young, beautiful, excited about exploring the big, wide world - or one of the two men who love her?

There is the irresistible young rake, Jed Harringdale, who is wealthy and charming but hopelessly unreliable.

Then there is the dependable, hardworking and devoted Saunders Mead - who thinks the world of Helen, but is sadly every bit as dull as you might expect.

Which one will Helen choose? Perhaps she chooses neither? It's all up to you! Navigate your way through dilemmas and crises aplenty to one of 43 different endings!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805332626

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Doris Webster (1885-1967) and Mary Alden Hopkins (1876-1960) co-authored a series of pioneering party books throughout the 1920s and 30s. Alongside her writing work, Doris was a director of the Rider Press, while Mary was a journalist and activist who campaigned for women's suffrage in the United States. Together they wrote Consider the Consequences, which in 1930 became the world's first ever interactive gamebook.

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