To: P-Marlowe
The intro in "Tale of Two Cities" is better known, but I agree as an intro "Bleak House" is better. The best, I believe is Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice".
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
In one line, the subject matter and the tone of the book is set up perfectly. "Bleak House" is a phenomenal study of human nature, with even minor characters like Mrs. Jellyby and Skimpole being near caricatures, but actually very much like people we have all known.
43 posted on
04/15/2020 8:28:46 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
The dead will also be voting!!!
To: Dr. Sivana
As an attorney I find the intro to Bleak House just a brilliant comment on the state of the judicial system. It hasn’t changed. Justice is not something the justice system serves. It does (thankfully) serve the legal profession well. 😎
46 posted on
04/15/2020 8:36:18 PM PDT by
P-Marlowe
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