The 10 best first lines in fiction. The 10 best first lines in fiction. Ulysses (1922)âStately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.â This is the classic third-person opening to the 20th-century novel that has shaped modern fiction, pro and anti, for almost a hundred years.
On the sign-in desk, however, was another announcement. This one detailed the funeral arrangements of the assistant supervisor of this shelter. His name was Ray Felix, and he died of a heart attack at age 60 on Sunday. It is curious that his life and death, and the life of Patrick Ewing should be juxtaposed here.
Raymond LeRoy Marx. East Lansing. Age 92, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014. He was born in Manchester, MI November 4, 1922 to LeRoy and Emma (Silsby) Marx. At that time, Manchester was a very rural town and Ray grew up loving to hunt, fish and play baseball. He started college at Michigan State, but his education was interrupted by WWII.