JAMES GRANT BIOGRAPHY
JAMES GRANT BIOGRAPHY from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin.
GRANT, JAMES (1822-1887). —Novelist, was the s. of an officer in the army, in which he himself served for a short time. He wrote upwards of 50 novels in a brisk, breezy style, of which the best known are perhaps The Romance of War (1845), Adventures of an Aide-de-Camp , Frank Hilton , Bothwell , Harry Ogilvie , and The Yellow Frigate . He also wrote biographies of Kirkcaldy of Grange , Montrose , and others which, however, are not always trustworthy from an historical point of view.