First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a deliberately plain work:

"The purpose of this book is to help officials in their use of written English as a tool of their trade."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and the closing date is May 21.

Entries, including postal address, should be sent to

First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House
66-68 East Smithfield
London E1W 1BX

faxed to 020 7782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater , is Paula Burnett of Brunel University.

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