Beatrice Grimshaw

Beatrice Grimshaw (born 1871, County Antrim, Ireland—died June 30, 1953, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) was an Irish-born writer and traveler whose many books deal with her travels and adventures in the South Seas. Grimshaw was educated at Victoria College, Belfast; at Pension Retailaud, Caen, France; at the University of Belfast; and at Bedford College, London. She was commissioned by the London Daily Graphic to travel around the world and report her experiences, but she...