And then there were two! It’s time to crown a champion of our 2024 literary bracket. We started with 64 great opening lines and now we’re down to just those from Pride and Prejudice and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Jane Austen and C.S. Lewis. Who will win? That’s up to you. Vote now to make your voice heard.
The Final Matchup
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
vs.
“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”
from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Did anyone predict this ending? I just want to go audiobook Voyage of the Dawn Treader for the end of the round win!
Let’s do a closing line match-up next time!