Books - opening lines

nightowl | 01:10 Tue 23rd Nov 2004 | Arts & Literature

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Does anyone know which books the following opening lines are from?

1. It was Mrs May who first told me about them

2. Once upon a time, and a very good time it was....

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1. The Borrowers - Mary Norton

2. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce.

(I'm not sure why you couldn't find these on the Net they are both google-able.)

Tefler

No. 2 refers to James Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man', I believe.

Tefler

Oops! A bit of synchrography there, Limpy.

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