Completely random quiz....

[brooksmoses]

I'm wondering how long it takes for the right answer to get posted to this.... There is, in fact, a book that starts with the sentence "It was a dark and stormy night." What book is it?

- Brooks

Comments

[griffen.livejournal.com]

There are several, actually, but the one I know best is Madeline L'Engle's "A Wrinkle In Time."

[brooksmoses]

Ok, that was impressively quick! Wow!

*grin*

I was hoping to snare someone on Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who made it infamous, but his actually starts with "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents..." and goes on for a rather longer sentence.

- Brooks

[griffen.livejournal.com]

I knew about him. I wasn't going to mention him, as his books are horrendous. ;)

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

San Jose State University has a bad writing contest every year named after Bulwer-Lytton. : >

[kuangning]

Bulwer-Lytton's Paul Clifford was probably what you're searching for, but Spider Robinson's Time Pressure was a better read. ;)

[elisteran.livejournal.com]

Snoopy's magnum opus is undoubtedly the pinnacle of books starting with that line. (Although doesn't Zelazny's _A Night in Lonesome October_ use it, also?)

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I believe Ray Bradbury's latest also starts that way.

[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Ah, but does it follow with "Suddenly, a shot rang out!" ?