Published on Saturday 24 March 2012 07:30
It may have taken Elizabeth Bennet a while to warm to him, but Batley folk are big fans of Mr Darcy. The classic Jane Austen character from Pride and Prejudice came top in a poll of people’s favourite literary characters. The contest was run by Batley library to mark World Book Day, when anyone borrowing a book was asked to vote.
Staff member Zanam Shaffi said: “Whether the appearance of Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation had any bearing on the result is pure speculation!”
http://www.batleynews.co.uk/news/darcy-voted-best-literary-character-1-4374814
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