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Alexander Innes Shand (1832–1907) was a Scottish barrister and author, known as a journalist, critic, biographer, novelist and travel writer. ==Life== Born at Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, on 2 July 1832, he was the only child of William Shand of Arnhall, Fettercairn, by his second wife, Christina (died 1855) daughter of Alexander Innes of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire. His father owned an estate in Demerara, but his income was reduced by the abolition of slavery. The family then moved to Aberdeen, where Shand was educated at Blair Lodge School, entered the University of Aberdeen, and graduated M.A. in 1852. Shand turned to the law, and in 1855, on his mother's death, he began a series of European tours. When at home he engaged in sport and natural history on the estate of Major John Ramsay, a cousin, at Straloch in Aberdeenshire. In 1865 he was admitted to the Scottish bar and, marrying, settled in Edinburgh. For his wife's health, the couple then moved to Sydenham.〔 After contributing during 1867 to the ''Imperial Review'', a short-lived conservative paper edited by Henry Cecil Raikes, he began writing for ''The Times'' and for ''Blackwood's Magazine'', and also joined John Douglas Cook's staff on the ''Saturday Review''. To these three publications he remained a prolific contributor, and also wrote much elsewhere.〔 Shand was an old-school Tory who associated with George Meredith, Laurence Oliphant, and George Murray Smith the publisher. In 1893 he was British commissioner with Philip Cunliffe-Owen at the Paris Exhibition. He wrote up to his death, which took place on 20 September 1907 at Edenbridge, Kent. He was buried in the churchyard of Crookham Hill.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Innes Shand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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