First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a book written in Latin that brought a new word into English:

"The most invincible King of England, Henry the Eighth of that name..."

The winner receives a £50 book voucher. The closing date is October 14.

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

Nobody correctly identified Thomas Carlyle's Reminiscences last week, so the prize for October 3 will be rolled over to October 10.

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