GRANT, JAMES (1822-1887), Scottish novelist, was born in Edinburgh, the son of a captain in the 92nd Gordon High landers. He entered the 62nd Foot as an ensign, but in 1843 he resigned his commission and devoted himself to writing novels, full of vivacity and incident, and dealing mainly with military scenes and characters. His best work, however, is Old and New Edinburgh (3 vols., 188o).