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Old 06-05-2012, 20:15   #43
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Re: Bookworms:What are the best first lines you've read?

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany View Post
I often re-read books, usually after a long enough interlude. Another evocative introduction is :-

In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit...

J.R.R Tolkien "The hobbit"
I read the Hobbit in early 80's a great book, havn't managed to read Lord of the Rings though!

Just picked up copy of "Slumdog Millionaire"...

"I have been arrested. For winning a quiz show. They came for me late last night, when even the stray dogs had gone off to sleep..."
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