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Famous First Lines of Novels #2

Can you name the novel that started with these famous lines, containing the names of one or more of the characters?
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Last updated: December 3, 2021
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First Line
Novel
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect
Metamorphosis
"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.
Little Women
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do…
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.
The Trial
Scarlet O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.
Gone With The Wind
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami Airport and thought about life and death.
Goldfinger
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
Great Expectations
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