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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night The Very Worst Opening Lines in Fiction

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is an annual event whereby entrants are invited to compose the worst opening sentence to the worst possible novel. Attracting around 10,000 entries, the competition is a tongue-in-cheek celebration of bad fiction and and this title collects the worst it has to offer.

Book information

ISBN: 9781905548606
Publisher: Friday
Imprint: Friday
Pub date:
DEWEY: 818.60208
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 152
Weight: 245g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 19mm

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