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Ethel St. Clair Grimwood
1867–1928
Best known as the "Heroine of Manipur," she turned a traumatic colonial frontier experience into a vivid memoir that made her famous in late Victorian Britain. Her writing blends personal survival, travel observation, and the drama of a political crisis.
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My three years in Manipur : and escape from the recent mutiny
by Ethel St. Clair Grimwood
About the author
Born in 1867, Ethel St. Clair Grimwood was a British writer remembered for her account of life in Manipur, in northeast India, during the late 19th century. She was married to Frank St. Clair Grimwood, the British Political Agent there, and became widely known after the violent events of 1891 in which her husband was killed.
She wrote My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny, a memoir published in 1891. The book brought her public attention and helped create her reputation as the "Heroine of Manipur," presenting her as a witness to conflict as well as a survivor with a strong narrative voice.
Grimwood died in 1928. Today she is chiefly remembered through her memoir, which remains of interest both as a dramatic personal narrative and as a window into British imperial attitudes and life on a contested colonial frontier.