The Most Borrowed Classic Books
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Posted by Elizabeth Gregory Feb 15, 2008 |
As we saw last week in the top ten most borrowed books from UK libraries, fashions come and go - at the moment we seem to be loving crime novels and anything promoted by Richard and Judy!
There are some books, however, that seem forever popular. Here are the top ten most borrowed classic novels, some of which were published over 150 years ago but show no sign of falling out of favour:
Most Borrowed Classic Novels
- JD Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
- Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jane Austen, Persuasion
- Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (a different edition)
- Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn
- Agatha Christie, The Hollow
- Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek