Famous First Lines of Books, 34 Openings Illustrated
The most famous first lines of books include "Call me Ishmael" from Moby-Dick, voted the best opening line of a novel by the American Book Review, Jane…
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Scribendi is an online English editing and proofreading service, founded in 1997 in Chatham, Ontario. Its editors work around the clock on academic papers, theses, books, business writing and admissions essays, many for writers using English as a second language. Since 2023 it has been part of Edanz, and its Academy publishes writing guides such as an illustrated set of famous first lines of books.
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The most famous first lines of books include "Call me Ishmael" from Moby-Dick, voted the best opening line of a novel by the American Book Review, Jane…
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