The Fiction of Owen Thomas

Famous First Lines

Featuring classic first lines from works across the literary spectrum, from Moby Dick to Fifty Shades of Grey, Famous First Lines is intended as a resource for those looking for a just little help getting that novel started. As you will see, not all of the suggestions offered below are still available. Feel free to post your own contributions to help our fellow authors.

MANSFIELD PARK, by Jane Austin

First Line: “About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the Country of Northhampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet’s lady, with all of the comforts and consequences of a handsome house and a large income.” (not available)

 

Alternative 1:

“About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas zzzzzzzz…… wha? Huh? Oh… Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the Country of Northhampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet’s lady, with zzzzzzzz…..” (available)


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