Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (1883) Originally printed in serialised form in Dickens’ weekly periodical All the Year Round, it cemented the author as a vital social commentator of the times he was living through.Ĥ. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, the novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry in the years leading up to revolution and draws many parallels with life in London during the same time. With well over 200 million copies sold, the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities really do rank as amongst the most famous in the history of English literature. 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. A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens (1859) With realistic descriptions of whale hunting and detailed accounts of life at sea, the novel touches on subjects that are timeless religion, good and evil and social status. Widely considered one of the Great American Novels, its opening line really is one of the most recognisable in the whole of Western literature. This epic sea story of Captain Ahab’s voyage in pursuit of Moby Dick, a great white whale, has delighted children and adults alike for over one and a half century’s. Some two hundred years after first publication it continues to top polls of the most loved books. Long before Colin Firth donned the role of Mr Darcy in the BBC TV adaptation, Pride and Prejudice was a firm favourite amongst readers for the way Jane Austen dealt with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry (the British social class of land owners) of early 19 th Century England. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Pick any one of these novels and we guarantee you’ll find it virtually impossible to put down! 1. Looking back at all that has been written by accomplished authors throughout history, it’s extremely difficult to pick just ten books to mention, but to narrow the search we’ve opted for books with, in our opinion, the most famous opening lines.
Reading English books is an excellent way to help your learning and get a cultural kick at the same time.
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