As any stalwart Austen fan will tell you, the words can be ascribed to Caroline Bingley, a character who appears in Pride and Prejudice.

Unfortunately, though, she isn’t exactly a literary heroine: unlike Elizabeth Bennett, Elinor Dashwood, and Emma Woodhouse, Miss Bingley is thoroughly unscrupulous and deceitful.

What’s more, she doesn’t even like books. In fact, Miss Bingley only pretends to be a dedicated bookworm because she’s nursing a pretty hefty crush on Mr Darcy - a man who famously spends his time scowling at bookshelves and reading, reading, reading.

“How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way,” Miss Bingley tells him, tired of pretending to be amused by a novel she’s picked up.

Then, while attempting to stifle a yawn, she adds: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading. How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!”

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