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This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a tale of English snobbery and a rural legacy:

" One may as well begin with Helen's letters to her sister ..."

The winner receives a ?20 book token and
the closing date is July 6.

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 correctly identified Samuel Beckett's Murphy , is Roy Turner of Manchester Metropolitan University.