Beautiful, elegant, and stylish, the Breakfast at Tiffany’s and My Fair Lady actress, Audrey Hepburn, was more than a classic Hollywood star, fashion icon, and humanitarian. She also loved to read books!

“For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It’s not the most social pastime.” —Audrey Hepburn

Here’s a list of 9 of Audrey Hepburn’s favorite books. How many books have you read on Audrey Hepburn’s reading list?

1.

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

2.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

3.

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

4.

The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace

5.

The Mind of J.G. Reader by Edgar Wallace

6.

The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim

7.

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

8.

The Collected Works of William Shakespeare

9.

The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot

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