Neil Munro (Hugh Foulis)

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

Neil Munro (1864 - 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.

[edit] External links

• The Official Site of the Neil Munro Society - Author of Para Handy
• BBC - Writing Scotland - Tartan Myths - Neil Munro