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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)
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To: Dr. Sivana

The dead will also be voting!!!


45 posted on 04/15/2020 8:30:24 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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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 (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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