[ProtectOurFreedom]

"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents—except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness." -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1830, "Paul Clifford."

Interestingly, American Book Review ranked it as No. 22 on its "Best first lines from novels" list

Where most of us heard that line...

And, of course, the "The Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest."

[Larry Lucido]

Snoopy. One of literature’s greats.