First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the favourite book of Napoleon Bonaparte:

"On the eastern slope of the mountain that rises behind the town of Port Louis on the Ile de France may be seen, on a piece of ground once under cultivation, the remains of two small cabins."

* 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 6.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Shiva Naipaul's The Chip-Chip Gatherers , is Gwen Averley of the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle upon Tyne University.

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