Wordstitcher: Tuesday Taster

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

'Listen! It's time to begin; and when we come to the end, we shall know more than we do now.'

First paragraph of 'The Snow Queen' by Hans Christian Anderson ..... continuing the fairytale theme.

Would you be drawn in?

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...: I'm not sure whether I would be hooked by this, but I think I would keep reading.

I love your header photo - so pretty.; 26 July 2011 at 04:16
Paulita said...: Of course, I would keep reading. This is a classic first line, backing into the story.; 26 July 2011 at 07:46
Style, She Wrote said...: Yes! I am a big fan of Anderson. xo style, she wrote; 26 July 2011 at 16:44
Olga said...: I think this beginning is very intriguing :); 26 July 2011 at 19:16
Kristin H said...: Absolutely!; 27 July 2011 at 05:31
aguja said...: I think that I would be drawn in, too. Paulita, thank you for your visit!; 27 July 2011 at 09:28
Jenny Woolf said...: Wonderful opening, but then he was really a master storyteller.; 27 July 2011 at 10:37
aguja said...: Yes, he was, Jenny ... and thank you for your visit!; 29 July 2011 at 07:24