Tonight is World Book Night in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was first celebrated in 2011 on March 5. A year later, it was moved to April 23, the UNESCO International Day of the Book and, probably, the birth and death date of William Shakespeare.
World Book Night is a celebration of reading. Books are given out with a focus on reaching
those who don’t regularly read, and are gifted through organizations including
prisons, libraries, colleges, hospitals, care homes and homeless shelters, as
well as by passionate individuals who give out their own books within their
communities.
World Book Night is run by The Reading Agency, a national
charity that inspires people to become confident and enthusiastic readers. For information about the event, go to http://worldbooknight.org/about.
A couple of years ago, in honour of this event, The Telegraph newspaper featured a quiz
of 30 opening lines of classics. See how
many you can identify: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/11556189/World-Book-Night-How-well-do-you-know-famous-novels-opening-lines.html.
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