First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel composed of journals and letters:

"How these papers have been placed in sequence will be made manifest in the reading of them."

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 receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher.

The closing date is February 25.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, is Iain Stevenson, director, publishing services, department of journalism, City University, London.

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