The First Sentence Reader
Books that grab you right from the start.
Sunday, August 23, 2026
O Pioneers
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Cather, Willa . O Pioneers . New York : Everyman's Library. 1913. Print. First Sentences: One January day, thirty years ago, the little...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Odyssey
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Homer, (trans. by Emily Wilson). The Odyssey . New York : W.W. Norton 2018. Print. First Sentences: Tell me of a complicated man, Muse, te...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Mostly True
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O'Neill, Molly . Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball . New York : Schribner 2026. Print. First Sentences: Every one of...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Treasure Island
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Stevenson, Robert Louis . Treasure Island . New York : Oxford Press. 1883. Print. First Sentences: Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey, and the re...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light
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Cho-yeop, Kim. If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light . New York : Saga 2019. Print. First Sentences: Ludmilla Markov had memories of a pla...
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