Neil Munro: The journalist who ­created one of Scotland's most beloved characters
IN this week of 1930 the death occurred of Neil Munro, the journalist and author best known for his creation of the characters of Para Handy and the crew of the Vital Spark. Munro holds a curious place in the pantheon of Scottish literature. Derided by Hugh MacDiarmid for being a member of the Kailyard school of Scottish writing, he was also hailed as a poet and published by MacDiarmid himself, while his short stories about Para Handy and a host of other characters were wildly popular in their day. This brief account of his life and career contains no judgement of Munro’s literary apt...
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