29 DECEMBER 1939, Page 26

THE SPECTATOR COMPETITIONS No. 16

PRIZES of book tokens for £2 2S. and Li Is. are offered for the most interesting answers (of not more than 300 words) to the following quettion : Whom do you consider to be either the most overrated or the most underrated English writer, living or dead, and why?

RULES.—Envelopes should be addressed to the Editor, The Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C. t, and marked " Com- petition No. 16." Entries must be delivered by first post on Friday, January 5th, 1940. The Editor reserves the right to print, in part or in whole, any entry submitted, and to withhold the prize should no entry attain fiat requisite standard of merit. Competitors are permitted to submit more than one entry, but no competitor is eligible for more than one prize in any given week. Envelopes should bear a 'id. stamp. No entries can be returned.