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Book Lines

Posted on February 18, 2021 by vanbraman

I recently started reading Excellent Women by Barbara Pym and several lines on the first page caught my eye. I will start with the first line: Ah, you ladies! Always on the spot when there’s something happening! A few paragraphs … Continue reading →

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Last Lines

Posted on May 8, 2015 by vanbraman

Back in February I wrote a post titled First Lines, then in April I followed it up with More First Lines. This evening as I finished reading Shirley by Charlotte Brontë I started to think about how some novels end. … Continue reading →

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