This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel about the suppression of books.
"It was a pleasure to burn."
The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and the closing date is September 18.
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 Frederick Rolfe's Hadrian the Seventh, was Alexander Cowan of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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