First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a history book by a novelist close to Dickens and Disraeli:

"To vindicate the memory of the Athenian people, without disguising the errors of Athenian institutions;..."

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is May 18.

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 What's Become of Waring , by Anthony Powell, is Richard Sheldon of Bristol University.


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