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First Lines: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Doug Geivett's Blog —
Authority: 115
Laurence Sterne’s ironical work of fiction, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, was first published in 1759. It baffled and intrigued Sterne’s contemporaries. You may feel the same way after reading the opening sentence:I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in ...2 weeks ago -
I’m On A Boat!
Ktismatics —
Authority: 115
“Vous êtes embarqué.” Pascal Following this evocative frontispiece quotation, Hans Blumenberg begins his extended essay Shipwreck and Spectator (1979) — recommended to me by Alexei — thusly: “Humans live their lives and build their institutions on dry land. Nevertheless, they seek to grasp the ...2 weeks ago -
Do First Lines Stack Up?
Suspense Novelist —
Authority: 118
As writers, we are taught that opening lines are important. They do more than grab the reader, though. They set the tone. They let the reader know what they have gotten themselves into. They raise a question or two. I wondered if books I read this year or fifteen-plus years ago, and ...2 weeks ago -
First Lines
Suspense Novelist —
Authority: 118
Im curious about whether or not the first lines in novels that are my favorites are truly worthy. Do they stand the litmus test? Ill be posting about this tomorrow, and Id love to see as many of your favorite novel first lines as possible.3 weeks ago -
Strange thoughts Im thinking
Writtenwyrdd —
Authority: 482
"I first met my future wife in the womb."* That line popped into my head and startled me. Dont ask me where it came from, it just arrived with all the incestuous possibilities and non-incestuous explanations. Squiffy, that line. I think Im in love, because it implies a story . You got any lines like that, ...3 weeks ago
