Literary Paper Openings

Posted by the Node, on 24 May 2013

What would a paper be like if it started with the opening line of a famous book? Since yesterday Twitter has been buzzing with answers to that question! We have storified some of the tweets below, but the discussion is still up and running, so why not follow the hashtag #LiteraryPaperOpenings?

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Categories: News

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