Bible is the book Brits are most likely to pretend they have read
The Bible is top of the list of books that Brits are most likely to lie to others about having read, according to a survey conducted by Sky Arts.
The broadcaster polled 2,000 people to coincide with its broadcasts from the Cheltenham Literary Festival.
The Bible ranked highest (12%) when people were asked which books they had pretended in front of others to have read. This despite the Guinness Book of Records claiming that the Bible is the bestselling book of all time.
It was followed jointly at 10% each by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird, the 1960 classic by Harper Lee that was once a school curriculum staple in the UK before being dropped by Michael Gove in 2014 in favour of British texts....
Sean E. Harris | 10/9/2011
