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The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three-quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's best-loved novel.
The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.
From Bridget Jones' Diary to Pride & Prejudice – the novels that 'shaped our world'.
It was nominated by the British public in 2003 as one of the top 100 novels in the BBC's Big Read. [1] In Germany the novel is called Die Muschelsucher and was also in the top 100 novels. [ 2 ] The novel sold more than five million copies worldwide, and was adapted for the stage and as a film for television twice.
In the BBC's 2003 Big Read contest, viewers voted on the "Nation's Best-loved Book"; Mort was among the Top 100 and chosen as the most popular of Pratchett's novels. [8]
In the BBC's Big Read, four Discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. More than 80 million Discworld books have been sold in 37 languages. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Jacqueline Wilson in 2009. The following is a complete list of books published by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, an English novelist who writes for children's literature.Four of her books appear in the BBC's The Big Read poll of the 100 most popular books in the UK, and for her lifetime contribution as a children's writer, Wilson was a UK nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in ...
Lord of the Flies was awarded a place on both lists of Modern Library 100 Best Novels, reaching number 41 on the editor's list and 25 on the reader's list. [24] In 2003, Lord of the Flies was listed at number 70 on the BBC's survey The Big Read, [25] and in 2005 it was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels since ...