Top Ten First Lines of Books

 

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish.

Huh. Eleven again. I can count, I promise.

Magic for Marigold - Once upon a time--which, when you come to think of it, is really the only proper way to begin a story--the only way that really smacks of romance and fairyland--all the Harmony members of the Lesley clan had assembled at Cloud of Spruce to celebrate Old Grandmother's birthday as usual.

Pride and Prejudice - It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

I Capture the Castle - I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.

1984 - It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader - There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.

David Copperfield - Whether I turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anyone else, these pages must show.

And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street - When I leave home to walk to school, Dad Always says to me, "Marco, keep your eyelids up And see what you can see." 

Catherine, Called Birdy - 12th DAY OF SETEMBER
I am commanded to write an account of my days: I am bit by fleas and plagued by family. That is all there is to say.

Fellowship of the Ring - When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventyfirst birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.

Matilda - It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.

What is your favorite first line?