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21 July 2017

4887 GB adults surveyed

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The new £10 note featuring Jane Austen has been criticised for including the quotation: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" ‑ but that was a line said by the unpleasant and snobbish Caroline Bingley in Pride & Prejudice, and she was being ironic as she hated reading. Does this matter?

Conducted 21 July 2017

YouGov surveyed 4887 GB adults

25%
52%
23%
The new £10 note featuring Jane Austen has been criticised for including the quotation: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" ‑ but that was a line said by the unpleasant and snobbish Caroline Bingley in Pride & Prejudice, and she was being ironic as she hated reading. Does this matter?

Conducted 21 July 2017

YouGov surveyed 4887 GB adults

By:
25%
52%
23%

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