New post on the blog about favourite first lines. I confess I don‘t pay a lot of attention to first lines. Do you? What are your faves?
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readinginthedark No, I don‘t either. Every once in a while, a really profound one will grab my attention, but usually it‘s just part of everything else. 6y
Sue @readinginthedark Very much the same for me. 6y
Lcsmcat Sometimes they are memorable. One of my favorites- “Marley was dead, to begin with, there is no doubt whatever about that.” from![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
A Christmas Carol 6y
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Lcsmcat 👆🏻which sentence, interestingly to me, was punctuated three different ways in the three editions I have on my shelf. 6y
Sue @Lcsmcat That‘s interesting! #editorsgonewild 6y
readinginthedark @Lcsmcat Yeah, that‘s a good one! I‘ve even seen it as two sentences! Editors used to take a lot more freedoms with punctuation. 6y