This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel whose title comes from the first speech in Milton's Samson Agonistes:

"The snapshots had become almost as dim as memories."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and
the closing date is December 11.

Entries, including postal address, should be sent to

First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1W 1BX

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faxed to 020 7782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South , is Eric Wills of Bristol University.

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