This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the only novel of this Yorkshire Moors author:
"1801 - I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with."
The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is October 28.
Entries, including postal address, 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 identified John Cowper Powys' Weymouth Sands , is Martin Carr of The Royal Society.
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