The Big Read was a 2003 survey carried out by the BBC, with the goal of finding the "Nation's Best-loved Book", by way of a viewer vote. The show attracted controversy for adopting an allegedly sensationalist approach to literature, though supporters praised it for raising the public awareness of reading.

Results

1. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four (or, "1984") by George Orwell
9. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
10. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

See also

• UK topics

External links

BBC Big Read Website