This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a self-caricature by an English novelist:
"It may happen in the next hundred years that the English novelists of the present day will come to be valued as we now value the artists and craftsmen of the late 18th century."
The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and the closing date is October 2.
Entries, including postal address and institution, 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
The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified William Hazlitt's Table Talk , is James Marshall of Radio 4's Thinking Allowed .
THES (TSL Education Ltd) and its associated companies may from time to time wish to process, or disclose your data to approved third-party companies, in order to monitor our service and send you future promotions. If you do not wish us to do this, please notify us by writing 'No promotions' on your entry.