LANG, ANDREW ( 1844-). An English writer, horn at Selkirk, Scotland, March 31, 1844. He was educated at Saint Andrews University, and at Balliol College. Oxford. At the university he was distinguished for his knowledge of the clas sics, and was elected fellow of Merton College (1868). This classical knowledge was turned to good use in the beautiful English versions of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus (1880), the Odys sey (1879), the Iliad (1882), and the Homeric Hymns (1899). In the second and third of these translations he was aided by Butcher. Leaf, and Myers. From the French he translated with equal skill Aueassin and :Vicotette (1887) ; edit ed Perrault's Popular Tales: and made selec tions for several books of fairy stories. His Bal lads and Lyrics of Old France had appeared in 1872. He made substantial contributions to learning in Custom and Myth (1884) : Myth, Ritual, and Religion (1887: new ed. 1899)s and The Making of Religion (1898)• As a poet he is known by his charming society verse and by sonic longer poems. among which are: Ballades in Blue
China (1880) ; Rhymes a is Mode (1884): Grass of Parnassus. (1885) ; Ballades of Books (1888); and //e/en of Troy (1882). Other books are: The Mark of Cain (1886) : The Monk of Fife (1895) ; Pickle the Spy (1597), and its sequel. The Companions of Pickle (1598) ; The DISC10011 glerS (1902) ; Magic and Religion (1901) : The Mystery of Mary Stuart (1901) : Alfred Tenny son (1901) ; a good Life of J. 0. Lockhart (1896). and of Prince Charles Edward (1900) : an edition of Burns (1896) and of Scott ( 1899). His essays include: Letters to Dead .luthors (1880; Letters on Literature (1889) ; and Es says in Little (18911. His most substantial his torical works are: A History of Scotland from the Roman Occupation (19000'.) : James 1'1, and the Goirrie Mystery (1902).