13 great opening lines from novels
- Call me Ishmael. Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
13 great opening lines from novels
- Call me Ishmael. Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
The full opening sentence is “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
13 great opening lines from novels
- Call me Ishmael. Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
- It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. George Orwell, 1984
13 great opening lines from novels
- Call me Ishmael. Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
- It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
13 great opening lines from novels
- Call me Ishmael. Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
- It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- All this happened, more or less - Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
- “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
- “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
- “A screaming comes across the sky.” Thomas Pynchon , Gravity’s Rainbow
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
- “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
- “A screaming comes across the sky.” Thomas Pynchon , Gravity’s Rainbow
- “When I was nine years old I hid under a table and heard my sister kill a king.” Frances M Hendry, Quest for a Maid.
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
- “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
- “A screaming comes across the sky.” Thomas Pynchon , Gravity’s Rainbow
- “When I was nine years old I hid under a table and heard my sister kill a king.” Frances M Hendry, Quest for a Maid.
- “Who Is John Galt?” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
- “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
- “A screaming comes across the sky.” Thomas Pynchon , Gravity’s Rainbow
- “When I was nine years old I hid under a table and heard my sister kill a king.” Frances M Hendry, Quest for a Maid.
- “Who Is John Galt?” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
- “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
13 great opening lines from novels
- “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- “It was a bright day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- “There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself-- not just sometimes, but always.” Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ James Joyce, Ulysses
- “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
- “A screaming comes across the sky.” Thomas Pynchon , Gravity’s Rainbow
- “When I was nine years old I hid under a table and heard my sister kill a king.” Frances M Hendry, Quest for a Maid.
- “Who Is John Galt?” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
- “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
- “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca