The fifteen best opening lines in literature

One title on the Independent's list of the fifteen best opening lines in literature:Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."Read about another entry on the list. Also see: Robert McCrum's list of ten of the best opening lines of novels in the English language. Nineteen Eighty-four is on W.B. Gooderham's top ten list of