Tolkien Beaten By Austen

[Lalwendë]

Whoa!

Jane Austen has finally beaten Tolkien on a poll!

For World Book Day (which is today) there was a survey done to find the" ten books you can't live without" in the UK. And Pride and Prejudice was the winner! Here's more.

And here's some interesting facts:

Pride and Prejudice topped the lists of every region in the UK apart from Northern Ireland, where To Kill a Mockingbird took the top slot. It was also popular with every age group, being at number one for everyone except under 18s. Even for this youngest age group, Pride and Prejudice was number two, knocked off by Harry Potter. For men, Austen’s classic love story was relegated to number 6, whilst Lord of the Rings was in first position.

So in the UK, Lord of the Rings is a book for men.

The ten books our nation can’t live without are:

1. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 20%
2. Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien 17%
3. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte 14%
4. Harry Potter books JK Rowling 12%
5. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee 9.5%
6. The Bible 9%
7. Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte 8.5%
8= Nineteen Eighty Four George Orwell 6%
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman 6%
10. Great Expectations Charles Dickens 5.5%