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Opening Lines
Opening lines of books
Question | Answer |
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. | Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. |
There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis |
It was a dark and stormy night. | A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle |
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. | Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare |
All children, except one, grow up. | Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie |
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | The Book of John in The Bible |
Marley was dead, to begin with. | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
Who's there? | Hamlet by William Shakespeare |
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis |