# Opposite Opening Lines to Famous Novels
by David Samuel Allen — Lists

> First published at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/opposite-opening-lines-to-famous-novels

The famous first lines of great novels, inverted — published by McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

## Excerpt
A list published by McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, taking the most famous opening lines in literature and turning each one exactly on its head.

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