Test your literature knowledge with the quiz at Can You Guess The Classic Novel From Its First Sentence?
And a thumbs-up from me if you know the classic novel that begins with this very loooong sentence:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
Source: Can You Guess The Classic Novel From Its First Sentence? at BuzzFeed Books
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Guess
Submitted by Julia (not verified) on
A Tale of Two Cities
Congrats, Julia -- you got it
Submitted by schwarz on
Congrats, Julia -- you got it!
Memorable first sentences
Submitted by Judy Osier (not verified) on
Was it Tale of two cities? BTW I got 10 out of 17 on the quiz. Is that bad or good for an old English major 43 years down the road?
Re: Memorable First Sentences
Submitted by schwarz on
Yep, great job, Judy!