This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the world's first epic:
"He who saw the Deep, the country's foundation, who knew ..., was wise in all matters!"
The winner receives a £20 book token and
the closing date is March 23.
Entries should be sent to
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1 9XY
faxed to 0171-782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk
The winner of last week's competition, who identified Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Animals and Man , is John Beer of Cambridge.