Celebrating Openings: #1 — “Moby Dick”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged…”

Nope, not starting with that one, although it is indubitably one of the great opening lines. And it is fairly universally acknowledged that a tale’s opening most reach out and grab the reader, hauling them headfirst—and with enthusiasm, i.e. no kicking and screaming—into the story.

This post series is going to look at some of my personal favourites, starting with the classics. But not Jane Austen’s classic, or ‘not this day’, anyway.

Today, I’m taking ...