5 Most Iconic Opening Lines From Famous Books

Aug 06, 2024, 17:50 IST

Moohita Kaur Garg

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by 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."

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

1984 by George Orwell

"It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

"It was a pleasure to burn."

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