Libraries by Picture
(Part) Cover Art
World Museums
Famous First Lines
All in Character
100
Thomas Cooper Library, Columbia SC
100
100
This museum with an iconic glass pyramid out front is the home of the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo
The Louvre
100
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
100
Work smarter, not harder! It's been joked that this protagonist only knows two spells: expelliarmus and expecto patronum
Harry Potter
200
Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA
200
200
The official Anne Frank House draws more than a million visitors a year to this city of cyclists
Amsterdam, Netherlands
200
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"
1984 by George Orwell
200
This type of fantasy creature is known for a voracious appetite. Second breakfast, anyone?
Hobbits
300
New York Public Library, NYC
300
300
This church turned mosque turned museum is famous for its Byzantine art, mosaics, and a "weeping column"
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Hagia Sofia
300
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
300
Recently, Netflix announced its adaptation of a YA fantasy series where these two best friends get transported to a school where the good girl goes bad, and the village witch gets her chance to be a princess.
Sophie and Agatha
400
Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
400
400
Located in Mitaka, Japan, a museum dedicated to this film studio boasts a multicolored facade, an iconic red plane, and a furry cat bus
Studio Ghibli
400
"Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing."
Don Quijote, Miguel de Cervantes
400
Makt Myrkranna is the Icelandic "translation" of this spooky Victorian tale. In reality, the plot got tweaked, pacing quickened, and the characters (an old count, a Dutch professor, a Texan, and a poor solicitor just trying to get his paperwork signed) received new names.
Dracula
500
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
500
500
The preserved house of this Surrealist artist in Portlligat, Spain, looks exactly like you'd expect for this odd man. The giant egg on the roof is a little much, though.
Salvador Dalí
500
"It was a pleasure to burn."
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
500
Protagonists Vladimir and Estragon pass the time awaiting the arrival of this character in the eponymous play first written in French and then translated by the author into English
Godot