Consider the Consequences

The original 1930s romance gamebook

Doris Webster, Mary Alden Hopkins

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Paperback

Forthcoming
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English

Pushkin Press
04 November 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Historical romance; Hobbies, quizzes & games

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!

By: Doris Webster, Mary Alden Hopkins
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781805332626
ISBN 10: 1805332627
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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.

Reviews for Consider the Consequences: The original 1930s romance gamebook

The original choose your own adventure novel... The gorgeously retro Consider the Consequences is a true gem [and] a surprisingly powerful reminder that the way our lives look is because of the choices we made along the way * Sunday Times *