Mr Barry has awarded three Highly Commendeds for these illustrations of some aspects of the story of Hercules. In case you have forgotten since your schooldays, his tasks were:

1. Slay the Nemean Lion and bring back its hide.
2. Slay the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra.
3. Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis.
4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar.
5. Clean the Augean stables in a single day.
6. Slay the Stymphalian Birds.
7. Capture the Cretan Bull.
8. Steal the Mares of Diomedes.
9. Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon warrior, Queen Hippolyta.
10. Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon.
11. Steal the Apples of the Hesperides, which were strictly guarded by a 100-headed dragon called Ladon.
12. Capture Cerberus, the guardian dog of Hades, using no weapons and bring him back.

And here are the boys' pictures:

The Death of Hercules, by E Eyton (10.10)

The Augean Stables, by J Awdry (11.01)

The Hydra, by G Bracken (11.01)