Coleridge's Kubla Khan perhaps?
Coleridge's Kubla Khan perhaps?
Harry Potter, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Arthur, Dorian Gray, Sherlock Holmes...
"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
J. K. Rowling
depends what your definition of "famous" is
what other book starts with as famous a line as "call me Ishmael"
what about the "protagonist" of ellison's "Invisible Man" who never has a name
Shakespeare.
Outside of America - lots.Originally Posted by tscherff
In America, too. "They were the worst of Times, they were the best of time." Okay . . . maybe not lots, just that one.
What about Elizabeth Bennet or Frankenstein?
Has anyone mentioned Faust?
there are many books about him from different authors and operas and all
Le dieci P della saguezza: Prima Pensa Poi Parla Perchè Parole Poco Pensate Portano Pena
sorry posted twice
Le dieci P della saguezza: Prima Pensa Poi Parla Perchè Parole Poco Pensate Portano Pena
Which book is this that starts with
''call me Ishmael''?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Moby Dick So it can't be that famous!!
Haha...I have never read it thank you Seasider
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
"In America, too. "They were the worst of Times, they were the best of time." Okay . . . maybe not lots, just that one."
What is that the first line of? (It looks like a misquotation from the English novel, "Tale of Two Cities" but is it also the start of an American novel?)
Voices mysterious far and near,
Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
Are calling and whispering in my ear,
Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?
do you mean the same starting lines for two different novels?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
I think he had a small lapse and forgot that Dickens was not american.
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