Part 1, Chapter 1
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Among the most famous opening lines in world literature.
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From Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The novel's iconic opening epigram about families establishes its central concern with domestic harmony and discord, framing both the Oblonsky and Karenin marriages.
Part 1, Chapter 1
Immediately follows with the Oblonsky household in chaos after Dolly discovers Stiva's affair with the governess, illustrating the maxim.
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