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Article: Mr Kipling's exceedingly bad English; EVEN THE GREATS GIVEN THE ELBOW.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 30, 2002
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Byline: ANDREA HENRY
NO sooner have we finished voting for our greatest Briton than the search for the nation's favourite book begins.
Whoever floats your literary boat, it's unlikely that Jeffrey Archer or Barbara Cartland will make the 100-strong list.
But while the likes of greats such as Jane Austen, Trollope and Joyce will undoubtedly be vying for the top spot, their success hasn't always been so obvious.
These days their books sell millions worldwide and can be found on the syllabuses of all the top universities.
But once ...