Physical description

illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a cerulean blue cover with title, author's and publisher's names embossed in silver on the spine. Duat jacket has a pink background with title, author's and publisher's names printed in balck ink on front and spine. Also on the front of the dust jacket is a black and white sketch of a bareheaded woman (Florence Nightingale, by Lady Eastlake 1946

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

On the front end-page is a handwritten dedication 'To Miss M. Connor with the compliments of the author Lucy Seymer October, 1950. At the bottom right of the front end-page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by'. Marjorie Connor (handwritten in black ink along with the previous catalogue number)

Summary

A biograhy of Florence Nightingale, focusing on her life before and during the Crimean War, including her struggle with a "divine call to service" and the lessons she learned while tending to wounded soldiers. The book also highlights Nightingale's work in developing the principles of modern nursing emphasizing the importance of ventilation, cleanliness and personal hygiene