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Marley is dead, to begin with.There is no doubt whatever about that.

' A Christmas Carol'. by Charles Dickens

'It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen'

'1984'. by George Orwell

'All this happened, more or less'

'Slaughter-House Five'. by Kurt Vonnegut

'My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip'

'Great Expectations'. also by Charles Dickens

'The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden , there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.'

'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. by Oscar Wilde.

'The was no possiblity of taking a walk that day'

'Jane Eyre'. By Charlotte Bronte

'Whats it going to be then, eh?'

' A Clockwork Orange'. by Anthony Burgess, later made into a Kubrik movie

'It was a pleasure to burn'

'Fahrenheit 451'. by Ray Bradbury

'Now what I want is Facts'

'Hard Times'. by Charles Dickens

'It was love at first sight'

Catch-22.