During this difficult period, 1826-1827, EG
and her sister Mary
were almost the salvation of their family through the money they earned by writing for periodicals.
Grant, Elizabeth. Memoirs of a Highland Lady. Editor Tod, Andrew, Canongate, 1988, 2 vols.
2: 196
Publishing
Elizabeth Grant
Stories (not traced) which EG
and her sister Mary
wrote for the The Inspector, which she later described as a bundle of rubbish but which earned them £40, saved their family from financial ruin.
Grant, Elizabeth. Memoirs of a Highland Lady. Editor Tod, Andrew, Canongate, 1988, 2 vols.