The First Sentence Reader

White, E. B. Here Is New York . New York: Little Bookroom. 1949 . Print. First Sentences:   On any person who desires such queer prizes, New...

Theroux, Paul.  Figures in a Landscape: People and Places . New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018 . Print First Sentences:...

Crisp, Quentin.  Manners from Heaven: A Divine Guide to Good Behavior . New York: Harpercollins. 1985. Print First Sentences: No...

Wallace, David Foster.  String Theory . New York: Library of America. 2016. Print. First Sentences: When I left my boxed townsh...

Queenan, Joe. One for the Books . New York: Viking. 2012. Print First Sentences:   The average American reads four books a yea...