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Läsare: Dickens och Rowling började mest ikoniskt

Inledningen till Charles Dickens roman ”A tale of two cities” är den bästa och mest ikoniska som skrivits. Det anser brittiska litteraturentusiaster i en omröstning som genomförts av Amazon Books UK.

”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” lyder den allra första meningen i boken, som gavs ut 1840. Romanen utspelar sig på 1790-talet i London och Paris, under det så kallade skräckväldet kort efter franska revolutionen.

George Orwells ”1984” och JM Barries ”Peter Pan” följer tätt efter. Även J.K. Rowling placeras högt, för den inledande meningen i ”Harry potter och de vises sten”.

Bästa öppningarna, enligt brittiska läsare

”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”.
Charles Dickens, ”A tale of two cities”

”It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”.
George Orwell, ”1984”

“All children, except one, grow up”.
JM Barrie, ”Peter Pan”

”In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”.
JRR Tolkien, ”Bilbo”

“Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much”.

J.K Rowling, ”Harry Potter och de vises sten”

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A Tale of Two Cities
Wikipedia (en)
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. As Dickens's best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular culture.
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