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The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 1 of 2 — Edward Tyas, Sir Cook

The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 1 of 2

Edward Tyas, Sir Cook

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 573 pages

The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 1 of 2 is a historical biography by Sir Edward Cook, first published in 1913, covering the years 1820–1861. Drawing on Nightingale's own papers and letters, it follows her upbringing, her calling to nursing, and her public work up to the early 1860s. It offers a detailed portrait of a Victorian reformer and the era she helped shape.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. INTRODUCTORY
  6. PART I ASPIRATION (1820–1854)
  7. PART II THE CRIMEAN WAR (1854–1856)
  8. PART III FOR THE HEALTH OF THE SOLDIERS (1856–1861)
  9. PART IV HOSPITALS AND NURSING (1858–1861)
  10. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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