The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2 by Edward Tyas Cook. Read in English by Jim Locke; laurencetrask; Michele Fry; Sheila; Paula Priebe; Emilie Olsen; Tiffany A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of her notes, letters and writings, that goes way beyond the mere legend of "The Lady With The Lamp", and the "Founder Of Modern Nursing". This well written saga covers the vastly more expanded story of her development into an intelligent woman with a high purpose, her social standing and family connections that opened many doors for her, her extensive work after the Crimean War working with governments to develop better health care delivery systems to the indigent in England and in India, and her voluminous writings on numerous topics. Volume 2 recounts her life from 1861 through her death in 1910. (Summary by Michele Fry) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reade…

Directors & creators

Edward Tyas Cook

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Florence; nursing; Crimean War; Nightingale; social reform

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