10 interesting and lesser known book facts will leave you amazed!

1. Longest: In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust is the longest novel which exists. This masterpiece made its mark in Guinness Book of World Records and could quite easily double up as a mightily effective doorstop with 13 volumes clocking up nearly 1.3 million words.

2. Most expensive: The most expensive printed book in the world is the 1640 Bay Psalm book from America. It sold in November 2013 for USD 14.2 million.

3. Most banned: The Harry Potter books are allegedly the most banned books in America due to religious complaints.

4. Largest book: The largest book in the world is The Klencke Atlas at 1.75 meters tall (about 5 feet 9 inches) and 1.90 meters wide (about 6 feet 3 inches when open).

5. The author who wrote standing: Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.

6. Chaining books: Books used to be chained to shelves in libraries, in order to prevent stealing.

7. First book on typewriter: The first book that was written using the typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

8. Most read books: Top 3 most read books in the world are: The Holy Bible, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and the Harry Potter series.

9. Hornbooks: In the sixteenth century, primers or learning books for children were known as ‘hornbooks’.

10. First Best Seller: The first book described as a “best-seller” was Fools Of Nature by US writer Alice Brown in 1889.