Judge a book by its first pages
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- #Literature
- #Book Excerpts
- #Character Introduction
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- Introduces Ishmael from Moby-Dick, a character with little money who decides to sail to explore the world
- Presents a famous opening from A Tale of Two Cities, contrasting dualities of the era
- Introduces Emma Woodhouse from Emma as handsome, clever, rich, and content at almost twenty-one
- Details Emma's family background: youngest daughter with an indulgent father, becoming mistress early due to her sister's marriage
- Notes Emma's mother died early, replaced by a governess who became like a mother, with Miss Taylor serving as a friend in the family for sixteen years