b. 3 June 1863. d. 22 December 1930. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, translator, novelist, and journalist. Pseudonym: “Hugh Foulis.” Born in Inveraray,
Argyll. Spoke Gaelic. Moved to Glasgow in 1881 to work as a journalist, writing in
particular for the *Glasgow Evening News* and becoming its editor in 1918. Author
of well-known Para Handy stories, as well as historical romances set in the Scottish
Highlands. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (AC)