A Novel About the Inseparability of the Past, Present, and Future

(At least, according to sparknotes...) What book begins with this first line?

"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."

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A Farm Tale About Obliterating Totalitarian Regimes...

"Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes."

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Bah, Humbug!

We've featured the author of this book two other times on this list. Don't worry, we're not referring to the dog.

"Marley was dead, to begin with."

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'Tis the Season...

Can you name the classic book that began like this?

"'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,' grumbled Jo, lying on the floor."

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