First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel whose heroine adores Gothic novels:

"No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be a heroine."

* 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 receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is August 26.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Charles Dickens' David Copperfield , is Robert Kingsbury-Barker of King's College London.

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