Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
“A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too…”
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.”
The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas
“On the first Monday of the month of April, 1625, the bourg of Meung, in which the author of the Romance of the Rose was born…”
Hourglass – Daniel James
“The Ilyushkin 72 ascended through the kingdom of clouds like a steel dragon, powerful and proud. It roared up and away from the snowy…”
Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
“’Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,’ grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. ‘It’s so dreadful to be poor!’ sighed Meg, looking…”
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
“My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more…”
The Murder at the Vicarage – Agatha Christie
“It is difficult to know quite where to begin this story, but I have fixed my choice on a certain Wednesday at luncheon at the Vicarage.”
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”
Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”