Verba Prima collects thousands of literary opening lines
by Popkin from Boing Boing on (#76VMR)
Verba Prima is a website dedicated to the opening lines of books. Its archive contains thousands of first sentences from notable literary works. It's a simple way to explore how famous authors chose to begin their stories.
You click "next chapter" to jump from one opening line to the next. - Read the rest
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