T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover

Born in Bristol in 1869, Terrot Reaveley Glover became a distinguished classical scholar, teacher, and man of letters. He studied at St John's College, Cambridge, earned high honors in classics, and was elected a fellow while still a young man. He later taught at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, before returning to Cambridge, where he was long associated with St John's.

Glover was known for bringing classical literature and history to general readers without draining them of life. Alongside his academic work, he wrote widely on the ancient world and on religious history, and he was especially admired for the clarity and charm of his prose. He also had a gift for Latin, and is remembered in part for translating Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses into Latin.

He died in 1943, leaving behind books that helped many readers meet Greek and Roman writers in a friendly, human way. For listeners coming to him now, the appeal is not just learning but company: he often sounds like an expert guide who genuinely wants to share what he loves.