First Impressions

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

"Up at the League, says a friend, there had been a brisk conversational discussion, as to what would happen on the Morrow of the Revolution,..."

* 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 e-mailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is October 10.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Naguib Mahfouz's Palace of Desire , was Anshuman Mondal of the English department at Leicester University.

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