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French literature
Dora Bruder
“I will never know how she spent her days, where she hid, in whose company she passed the winter months of her first escape, nor the few weeks […]
American literature
Underworld
“He speaks in your voice, American, and there’s a shine in his eye that’s halfway hopeful.” Prologue: The Triumph of Death (1951) The novel opens with the famous […]
English literature
The Subtle Knife
“The knife was the subtle one. It could cut through anything, even the fabric of the world itself.” Chapter 1: The story begins with Will Parry, a twelve-year-old […]
English literature
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” — Albus Dumbledore Chapter 1: […]
English literature
Enduring Love
“The beginning is simple to mark.” — Ian McEwan, Enduring Love Chapter 1 The novel opens with a dramatic and tragic hot-air balloon accident. Joe Rose, a science […]