Thursday, March 01, 2007

Can't Live Without our Potter Books!

To mark the tenth anniversary of World Book Day, a survey was conducted to find out the top ten books readers in the UK 'cannot live without'. Over 2000 people voted, and here are the official results:

1) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 20%
2) Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein 17%
3) Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 14%
4) Harry Potter books - J K Rowling 12%
5) To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee 9.5%
6) The Bible 9%
7) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte 8.5%
8) 1984 - George Orwell 6%
9) His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman 6%
10) Great Expectations - Charles Dickens .55%

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