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.
Pete Burns has been confirmed dead, according to his manager. Thank you for subscribing! Pete Burns has died unexpectedly of a heart attack, his manager has confirmed. The star who rose to fame in the 80s with pop band Dead or Alive appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 4 in 2006. In a statement on Twitter, Peteâs manager Steve Coy, wrote: It is with the greatest sadness that we have to break the tragic news that our beloved Pete Burns of (Dead Or Alive) died suddenly yesterday of a massive cardiac arrest.