This week I wanted to highlight one of the classics. Classic literature has always been my favorite genre of books, and it was lovely to study these texts in college. This particular book, Alice in Wonderland, is especially close to my heart, because I visited Christ Church in Oxford, England, which is where Lewis Carroll went to school. As an English major and someone who loves books, taking these types of literary journeys is so wonderful! Knowing that authors from the past walked where you are walking now is simply incredible. It makes literature all the more wonderful!
There are so many book spots I want to visit in the future, such as Louisa May Alcott's home in Massachusetts or Margaret Mitchell's home in Atlanta. What literary places have you visited? Let me know in the comments below. :)
Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Today I am going to post a line from:
Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
And the first line is...
Chapter 1
Down the Rabbit-Hole
"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'"
Happy reading and happy Friday!
Let me know your first line in the comments & then head over to Hoarding Books to see who else is participating!
I have grown out of picture books, but I have to agree with Alice on that second point!
ReplyDeleteI'm featuring Hurricane Season by Lauren Denton on my blog today, but I'm going to share the first line from the book I'm currently reading. Here's the first line from A Chance at Forever by Melissa Jagears:
"I wish you luck, George."
"It's Aaron now. Don't forget." Aaron Firebrook tried not to let Mr. Gray's slip of the tongue make him even more nervous.
I would love to know why he changed his name--I can't wait to read this book. I will be reading it this April. :) Happy Friday Iola!
DeleteOpening the door was the hardest part. Not that she expected to find it locked, because no one out here in this part of Texas ever locked anything. The Countess and the Cowboy by Kathleen Y'Barbo from the Seven Brides for Seven Texas Rangers Romance Collection
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday and Happy Reading! :)
Amazing first line--I love these novella collections. :) Happy Friday Caryl!
DeleteThe book I'm featuring on my blog this week is Love on the Mend by Karen Witemeyer. I love all the books I've read of hers. Here, I will share the first line of chapter 17 from the book I'm currently reading, The Social Tutor by Sally Britton. "Thomas waited for her arrival, this time on Christine's side of the brook, his breath turning to fog in the cold air." Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLovely first line--what happens next?! I will have to add this book to my wish list. :) Happy Friday Anneliese!
DeleteI’m sharing the first two lines from A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason on my blog today. Here, I will post the first line from the novel I’m currently reading, Beneath the Surface by Lynn H. Blackburn.
ReplyDelete“Homicide investigator Ryan Parker flashed a thumbs-up to his dive buddy and fellow homicide investigator, Gabe Chavez.”
Let me tell you, that thumbs-up quickly becomes a thumbs-down!!! This book is really gripping. I can’t figure it out!!! 😄 Happy Friday.
Oh my! Detective stories are always gripping till the very end--let me know what you think of it! Happy Friday Nicole!
DeleteHappy Friday! My first line is from Bridgette by Patricia PacJac Carroll:
ReplyDelete“Bridgette, get up. The sun and the rest of us have been working for three hours.”
Ah yes, I identify with this first line, because I am definitely not a morning person. :) Happy Friday Becky!
DeleteI’m sharing from Mary Connealy’s Now and Forever on my blog today, but here are the first lines of another second in series book with a heroine that loves tending her sheep, Beloved Hope by Tracie Peterson:
ReplyDeleteOregon City, Oregon
May 1850
“You can’t be serious.” Hope Flanagan looked at the man who sat opposite her at her sister and brother-in-law’s kitchen table. “You expect me to testify at the Cayuse trial.”
I haven't been to many literary places, but I have been to Oregon City. Happy Friday!
Great first line--I wonder what the case is about. :) Happy Friday Yvette!
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