First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work written partly to create sympathy for the author's role in a Popish plot against Charles II:

"The first corrupters and seducers of youth, especially if active and sprightly, are the whispers and temptations of pleasure..."

* 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 receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is January 23.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified "Autobiographical Notes" by Albert Einstein, in the book Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist , edited by P. A. Schilpp, is Nitin C. Rughoonauth of Bambous, Mauritius.

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