Collection name. Grant, James, Novelist and Miscellaneous Writer
Record Group
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Correspondence and other manuscripts of the novelist James Grant.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8876-8885
Scope and Contents
Besides being a most prolific writer of fiction (he produced some fifty-six novels), James Grant wrote on the history, particularly military history, of Scotland. He was a keen supporter of the Volunteer Movement in Edinburgh, and founded, in 1852, the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights.
Dates:
19th century.