First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a biographer of the Victorians:

"On November 6, 1817, died the Princess Charlotte, only child of the Prince Regent, and heir to the crown of England."

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is May 25.

Entries, including postal address, should be sent to First Impressions, The Times Higher, 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 identified Athens: Its Rise and Fall , by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, was Paul Stanistreet of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester.

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