Hardcover
1907 · New York
by Grimshaw, Beatrice
New York: Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Beatrice Grimshaw (1870-1953) was born in County Antrim, Ireland. In her early adulthood she worked a publicist for the Cunard Line. She was also an outdoor enthusiast and had a keen interest in bicycling. She began her writing career as a sports journalist for Richard J. Mecredy's Irish Cyclist magazine. Beginning in 1903, she worked as a travel writer for the Daily Graphic and The Times, leading her to move to the Territory of Papua, where she served as the informal publicist for the governor. Although she intended to stay a few months she remained for twenty-seven years. Over the course of her career, she wrote several novels, travel books, and short stories. Grimshaw had a keen sense for adventure and joined exploration parties into the jungle and up the Sepik and Fly Rivers. Her books were bestsellers in Australia, the United States, and England. In 1907, shortly after her arrival in the region, she published a book detailing her experiences, From Fiji to the Cannibal Islands, illustrated with her own photographs. In the same year, this book was released in the United States under the title Fiji and Its Possibilities. Contains many interesting chapters of personal observation, including On the Trail, Native Food - A Fijian Home, Hospitality, and Industrial Surprises, plus observations on visits to the New Hebrides, Melekula, Tanna, and Norfolk Island. Contains numerous photographic illustrations. Frontispiece photograph of Beatrice Grimshaw, with tissue guide. Small octavo. Green cloth-covered boards with blind-stamp illustration to front cover and gilt title to spine. Minor wear to edges of covers and spine, plus minor sunning to spine. Text block is slightly yellowed but clear and clean. 315 pages, including index. TRAVEXP/0701245/.
(Inventory #: 38099)