Grant, Anne (née MacVicar) (F)

Surname: Grant (née MacVicar)
Forename(s): Anne
b. 21 February 1754. d. 7 November 1838. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, memoirist, and author of prose works on the Scottish Highlands. Alternative signature: “Mrs. Grant of Laggan.” Born in Glasgow. Gaelic speaker. Her family moved to America when she was aged three, moving back to Scotland in 1868. Married Rev. James Grant in 1779 and, on his death in 1801, began publishing poetry to support her family. Her son edited her memoir and correspondence in 1844. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 3
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
On Leaving the North Highlands 1817-11 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 8030
To a Lady, Who Wished for a Specimen of Original Poetry 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15630
On a Sprig of Heather 1876-09-30 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 7223