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Friday, April 8, 2011

Diggin' in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

One of the most well-known first lines in fiction:
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Do you think that this line still holds true today?

Check out the American Book Review's list of the "100 best first lines from novels." Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is #2.

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