Can you name some novels with really good first lines?

Sure. 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens starts with 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' This line is iconic and sets up the contrast between the two cities and the different situations within them that will be explored throughout the novel.

The first line of '1984' by George Orwell, 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' This is really impactful. It creates a sense of unease and otherness right from the start, making the reader wonder about this strange world where the clocks strike an unusual number.

Another is 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' This first line is powerful as it gives a quick insight into the society and values of the time, and also hooks the reader by presenting a common yet interesting concept that will be explored throughout the novel.

The last line of 'Moby - Dick' by Herman Melville is '... then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.' This line gives a sense of the timelessness and the power of the sea. It also reflects on the futility of Ahab's quest against the white whale, as in the end, the sea remains unchanged and indifferent to man's struggles.

Sure. 'The city was alive with a thousand lights, none of them natural, and Johnny Mnemonic walked through it like a ghost.' This line sets a mood of a very artificial and somewhat otherworldly city. It also introduces a character in a rather mysterious way, making the reader want to know more about Johnny Mnemonic.

Another one is 'The Catcher in the Rye'. The last line 'Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.' It's a very Holden - like line that leaves the reader with a sense of his isolation and yet also his new - found understanding of human connection. It's both poignant and somewhat ambiguous.

Sure. For example, in 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen, the first line is 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' And the last line is 'Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.'

One famous first line is from 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen: 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.'

One memorable first line is from 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen: 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' This line sets the tone for the whole story which is much about marriage, social status and the relationship between men and women in the society of that time.

One famous first line is 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' from 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens.