20 DECEMBER 1919, Page 14

LUCAN.

[To THE EDITOR or ME " SPECTATOR."] Sts,—It may interest Mr. J. A. L. Fraser to know that the reading of Lucan is no new thing in the Humanity Class Room of Glasgow University. Almost fifty years ago we read the Pharsalia there with the late Mr. H. A. Strong, who was assist- ant to (Emeritus) Professor G. G. Ramsay. The copy of Lucan which I used and still possess bears the following imprint: "Glasguae in aedibus Academicis excudebat Andreas Foulis Academiae typographus, MDCCLXXXV." A friend and bench-fellow was the future illustrious author of The Golden Bough, who I dare say will recall Mr. Strong's translations, which were quite worthy of Lucan.—I am, Sir, &c.,