Jane Austen's Guide to Dating, by Lauren Henderson (New York: Hyperion, 2005).Summary:
"For two hundred years Jane Austen's witty, perceptive, and romantic books have delighted millions of readers. Inspired by Austen's acute observations of the hits and near-misses of love, Lauren Henderson has created Jane Austen's Guide to Dating to bring Austen's Regency wisdom into a twenty-first century perspective, complete with very modern lists of do's and don'ts.
"Jane Austen's Guide to Dating is a pithy book of concrete advice and strategies that show how honesty, self-awareness, and forthrightness do win the right man and weed out the losers, playboys, and toxic flirts. Offering an approach to dating that will never make you act against your own best instincts, Jane Austen's Guide to Dating includes insightful personality quizzes that reveal which Jane Austen character you -- and your love interest -- most resemble, and will help you find answers to your most pressing dating questions.
"The only dating guide based on stories that have truly stood the test of time, Jane Austen's Guide to Dating uses both wit and charm to help readers overcome the nonsense and find the sense (and sensibility) to succeed in a lasting relationship. No need to have read Jane Austen, either -- Jane Austen's Guide to Dating summarizes all the love stories in the books so you can dive right into the benefits of her great advice. Fans of Jane Austen and newcomers to her novels alike will delight in this fun, fresh, and audacious guide."
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- About the Structure of This Book and How to Use It
- If You Like Someone, Make It Clear That You Do
- Don't Put Your Feelings on Public Display, Unless They're Fully Reciprocated
- Don't Play Games or Lead People On
- Have Faith in Your Own Instincts
- Don't Fall for Superficial Qualities
- Look for Someone Who Can Bring Out Your Best Qualities
- Don't Settle -- Don't Marry for Money, or Convenience, or Out of Loneliness
- Be Witty If You Can, but Not Cynical, Indiscreet, or Cruel
- Be Prepared to Wait for the Right Person to Come Along
- If Your Lover Needs a Reprimand, Let Him Have It
- Which Jane Austen Character Are You?
- Which Jane Austen Character Is the Man You Like?
- Compatibility Chart
- Book Summaries
- Characters
Was looking for something else in the same general shelving area, and this one caught my eye on the title alone. So far it's pretty darned funny; I've only read Pride & Prejudice (and seen movie versions of Emma and Sense and Sensibility), but I can still enjoy a self-help book that doesn't take itself too seriously.
(Afterwards) As I suspected, entertaining with a few grains of truth in there. Not that I expect to be on the dating market again any time soon (i.e., ever), but still fun.
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