Neil Munro (Hugh Foulis)

Neil Munro (Hugh Foulis)

:"For the Canadian director, actor and playwright, see Neil Munro."

Neil Munro (1863 - 1930) was a journalist and author. He was born in Inveraray and worked as a journalist on various Scottish newspapers.

He became known for his Highland historical novels, especially "John Splendid" and "Doom Castle" but achieved lasting fame for his humorous stories written under the pen name of Hugh Foulis about the fictional Clyde puffer the "Vital Spark" and her captain Para Handy. [cite book |title=Neil Munro: The Biography |last=Lendrum |first=Leslie |year=2004 |publisher=House of Lochar |location=Colonsay |isbn=1899863915]

External links

* [http://www.neilmunro.co.uk/biog.htm The Official Site of the Neil Munro Society - Author of Para Handy]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/arts/writingscotland/learning_journeys/tartan_myths/neil_munro/ BBC - Writing Scotland - Tartan Myths - Neil Munro]
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3Aneil%20munro%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Works by Neil Munro] at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)

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