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James Logan (1797–1872) was a Scottish author on Gaelic culture, best known for his 1831 book '' The Scottish Gael''.
Logan's major work was ''The Scottish Gael, or Celtic Manners as preserved among the Highlanders'' (2 vol.), published in 1831. It was based on walking tours he had made in the Scottish highlands and islands during the previous decade, during which he collected Gaelic antiquities. The work was dedicated to William IV, illustrated by the author, and sold well on good reviews. In 1876 Alexander Stewart published a second edition. From a modern scholarly view its value is largely in the highland customs observed, with the historical material regarded as obsolete. Other works were:
*introduction and letterpress to ''A Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd or Highland Pipe Music'' (1838) by Angus MacKay (anonymous, an influential publication though not now considered reliable on family history);
*introduction to John Mackenzie's ''Sar-obair nam Bard Gaelach: or Beauties of Gaelic Poetry'' (2 vols. 1841, new edit. 1877);
*letterpress to
Life
Logan was born in Aberdeen, where his father was a merchant; he was educated at Aberdeen grammar school and Marischal College. A sports injury made him give up a potential career as a lawyer. In London with the support ofLord Aberdeen
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, Logan studied at the Royal Academy
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. He became a journalist, and then a clerk in an architect's office. He was employed for a time by the Highland Society of London The Highland Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales, with "the view of establishing and supporting schools in the Highlands and in the Northern parts of Great Britain, for relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from ...
, but never settled to a career. A brother of the London Charterhouse
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, he was expelled in 1866. With Scottish patrons, he sustained a fair standard of living, and died in London in April 1872.
Works
Logan's major work was ''The Scottish Gael, or Celtic Manners as preserved among the Highlanders'' (2 vol.), published in 1831. It was based on walking tours he had made in the Scottish highlands and islands during the previous decade, during which he collected Gaelic antiquities. The work was dedicated to William IV, illustrated by the author, and sold well on good reviews. In 1876 Alexander Stewart published a second edition. From a modern scholarly view its value is largely in the highland customs observed, with the historical material regarded as obsolete. Other works were:
*introduction and letterpress to ''A Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd or Highland Pipe Music'' (1838) by Angus MacKay (anonymous, an influential publication though not now considered reliable on family history);
*introduction to John Mackenzie's ''Sar-obair nam Bard Gaelach: or Beauties of Gaelic Poetry'' (2 vols. 1841, new edit. 1877);
*letterpress to Robert Ronald McIan
Robert Ronald McIan (1803 – 13 December 1856), also Robert Ranald McIan, was a Scottish actor and painter. He is best known for romanticised depictions of Scottish clansmen, their battles and domestic life.
His wife, Fanny McIan, was a pa ...
's ''Clans of the Scottish Highlands'';
*''Highland Costumes'', 2 vols. illustrated 1843–9; new edit. 1857.
He contributed to the '' Gentleman's Magazine''.
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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, James 1797 births 1872 deaths Scottish writers Scottish illustrators Writers from Aberdeen Scottish clans