First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel that was revised from a youthful sketch on two sisters:

"The Family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and theclosing date is June 26.

Entries should be sent to
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1 9XY

faxed to 0171-782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Fritjof Capra's The Tao of Physics , is Archie Howie of the University of Cambridge.