First Impressions

This week's extract is from a novel admired by Dr Johnson:

"I was ever of opinion, that the honest man, who married and brought up a large family did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population"

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher; the closing date is November 12.

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 A. S. Byatt's Possession , is John Beer of Cambridge.

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