12 SEPTEMBER 1952, page 14

Spectator Competition No. 132

Report by D. R. Peddy "It was 1752, the age of Dr. Johnson . . . the full-bottomed wig was fast disappearing . . . and Thomas Whitewash had just started manufacturing lemonade......

Spectator Competition No. 135

Set by Marghanita Laski Since literary fashion will eventually praise many best-sellers which at present it denigrates, competitors are invited to offer 150 words from their......