Grant, Mrs. Anne, née M'Vicar, authoress, born in Glasgow; took to literature as a means of livelihood after the death of her husband, and produced several volumes descriptive of the Highlands of Scotland and the character of the people; “Letters from the Mountains” enjoyed a wide popularity, and first gave to the public some adequate conception of the charm and character of the Highlands (1755‒1838).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Grant, Sir Alexander * Grant, Sir Francis