Top Five First Sentences in English-Language Literature
The “Harry Potter” series has one of the most iconic first sentences in English literature. What other novels match its excellence?
by Danielle Carpenter · Published February 2, 2016 · Last modified November 9, 2022
The “Harry Potter” series has one of the most iconic first sentences in English literature. What other novels match its excellence?
1998
1999
Albus Dumbledore (PS/SS, CoS)
Albus Severus Potter (CC – London and New York)
Young Tom Riddle (CoS)
2017