25 AUGUST 1950, Page 15

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 34

Set by Derek Hudson

" Barrie told me he liked to see a woman's cloak flung over his chair," wrote Lady Kennet in her diary. A prize of f5, which may be divided, is offered for a description, in not more than 250 words, of the reactions of one of the following to the same stimulus : Samuel Pepys, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Rogers, Samuel Butler, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).

Entries must be addressed to the Spectator. 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and must be received not later than September lst. Results will be published in the Spectator of September 8th.