22 MARCH 1940, Page 30

THE SPECTATOR COMPETITIONS No. 28

READERS are invited to state which one of the following six well-known characters they would, if they had been born into the appropriate period, most like to have been, ,nd to give their reasons in not more than 30o words : (t) Socrates ; (2) Charlemagne ; (3) Sir Christopher Wren ; (4) John Wesley ; (5) Dr. Johnson ; (6) The Prince Consort.

RULES.—Envelopes should be addressed to the Editor, The Spectator, 99, Gower Street, London, W.C. t, and marked " Com- petition No. z8.' Entries must be delivered by first post on Friday, March 29th, 5940. The Editor reserves the right to print, in part or in whole, any entry submitted, and to withhold .the prize should no entry attain the requisite standard of merit. Com- petitors are permitted to submit more than one entry, but no com- petitor is eligible for more than one prize in any given week. Envelopes should bear a if d. stamp. No entries can be returned. Readers are invited to submit suggestions for future competitions.