At school, this star student consumed more classic literature than most people manage in a lifetime.

Classic literature plays an important part in my life as well.

His chief passion was for classic literature, and for 15 years he busied himself in retirement with collecting first editions.

The stories, which are issued at random from a database of about 5,000, include some classic literature but are mostly the work of contemporary writers.

Almost 300 people were involved in the research, which involved reading passages from classic literature.