Pride and Prejudice

by Coleen Degnan-Veness (Retold By)

Mrs Bennet is seeking a husband for each of her five daughters in order to secure their future. But as the Bennet's soon discover, love is rarely straightforward and their world is turned upside down in this tale of love, marriage and society in Georgian England.

Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills.

Pride and Prejudice, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfect simple, passives, phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly.

80 pages, Paperback

Published September 5, 2019

About the author

Coleen Degnan-Veness has been writing English Language Teaching materials including grammar books, readers for adults and children in both British and American English, and English language assessment tests for Macmillan course books for the past fifteen years. She writes online activities for her readers published by Pearson Education, which can be downloaded from the Penguin Readers and Penguin Kids websites. Her latest publications include "Our Changing Planet" published in 2013 by Pearson Education, and "The United States of America" published in 2013 by Macmillan Readers, co-authored with Chantal Veness.

Reviews

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book 4 stars because I really enjoyed it, even though it was a simplified version. The story is about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy and how they misunderstand each other at first. Both of them are a bit proud and quick to judge, which causes problems, but that’s what makes the story interesting.

Since this is a graded reader, the language is much easier than the original. That actually helped me focus more on the main events and relationships without getting confused by difficult vocabulary. It was easy to follow and didn’t feel too long.

Of course, because it’s shorter and simpler, some of the deeper emotions and smaller details were missing. The characters didn’t feel as complex as they probably are in the original novel. That’s the main reason I didn’t give it 5 stars.

Overall, I think it’s a great version if you want to understand the story in a simple way or if you’re learning English. It’s still a sweet and interesting story about love, mistakes, and changing your opinions about people.

[Մերի · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ամբողջական գիրքը կարդացել էի ավելի վաղ տարիքում ու հիմա գնահտում եմ ոչ թե բովանդակությունը, այլ որպես անգլերեն "սովորելու" համար նախատեսված գիրք։ Բավականին հեշտ էր (կամ ես թերագնահատում եմ իմ գիտելիքները ու վախերով ավելի ցածր մակարդակի գիրք էի վերցրել ։Դ)։ Մի միավոր իջեցնում եմ գնահատականը, քանի որ իմ կարծիքով շատ էր կրճատած ու, եթե չիմանայի պատմությունը, գուցե խառնեի հերոսներին։
Ամեն դեպքում լավն էր, կարող եմ խորհուրդ տալ։ Հետաքրքիր բառեր կային, որոնք չգիտեի և սովորեցի գրքից։

[˚:✧｡°❀Shannon❀°｡✧:˚ · Rating 2 out of 5]

⭐- 1.5

I read this in within an hour... Damn... Wanted to read this to see if I would get interested in reading the actual story. As you guess, I'm not 😬... I REALLY need some good convincing to read the original.

[Sharena Hagman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite an easy but rushed read. The book rushes throught the story, and yes I know it is a book for people wanting to learn the English language by reading, but the stoey could have had some more details.

[Maryeme · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5