I have a fondness of opening sentences that lead me to believe that there's something unexpected waiting for me if I read the book (rather than take the author on faith, recommendation or reputation). Marley was dead: to begin with.
Marley was dead: to begin with.
Posted by Linda Ann on December 16, 1997 at 10:45:48:
I have a fondness of opening sentences that lead me to believe that there's something unexpected waiting for me if I read the book (rather than take the author on faith, recommendation or reputation).
Marley was dead: to begin with.
I immediately want to find out who Marley is, and why his death (generally the end of ends) is only the beginning.
One description that struck me as particularly vivid was Marley's face appearing on the doorknocker: ". . . had a dismal light about it, like a bad lobster in a dark cellar."
Sounds like a Victorian bad hair day.
I was surpised by how slim this volume is after reading more 'epic' (hefty) Dickens. I'm also surprised by how much I like it. I've seen an interminable amount of film and stage adaptations but they almost always seem to be crowd pleasers.
My acting coach (playing Scrooge in yet another stage adaptation) described Chistmas Carol as Scrooge's conversion to the Judeo-Christian ethic.
From the Fatted Calf to the Fatted Goose, perhaps?
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