Swallows and Amazons listed amongst the classics

Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted the launch seminar for this campaign, which will try to encourage families to read together. During the seminar the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, stated that "We need children, adults and families to be reading because they love it... not because people like me say it is important." Efforts to enhance reading should include a greater emphasis in school curriculums, as well as encouragement to employers to provide places for their staff to read.

Swallows and Amazons joined nine other titles in the list of classics published by the Daily Telegraph. To see the Telegraph's report on the seminar click here

To see a follow up article in the Telegraph, click here