First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a textbook of erotic love:

"We bow to religion, power, and pleasure, because they are the subject of this text, and to the scholars who made known the mutual agreement among the three, because those subjects are integral to the text."

* 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 June 12.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified John Updike's Rabbit, Run , was Margaret Chaffey of the Academic Quality Unit, Worcester University.

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