Books with title DK Life Stories: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale, historically ，12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. A Christian universalist, Nightingale believed that God had called her to be a nurse. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night.

This uplifting account of a noble life will inspire the entire family. The name of Florence Nightingale is a household word, but the exact nature and scope of her work, and the difficulties and discouragement under which it was accomplished, are unknown to many of today's youth. This story of that wonderful woman's life, written primarily for children, will, because of its rare sympathy and beauty of style, appeal to older listeners as well. The biography of this interesting and justly beloved woman, "the Angel of the Crimea", is written by one whose father was in part responsible for Miss Nightingales' decision to devote her life to nursing.

Excerpt from Florence NightingaleFlorence let the heavy front door swing shut behind her. Then she crossed to the edge of the flagged terrace and paused a moment, frowning slightly. Her arms were filled with dozens of small paper-wrapped packages, each tied with a bit of red or yellow ribbon, and her cheeks were a little flushed from the effort of balancing this bur den. She looked anxiously about, to see that nothing had been dropped; she looked again at the packages, her lips moving silently.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This series looks at the lives, struggles and successes of some of the greatest men and women in history. In the nineteenth century, hospitals were filthy places and nurses were often drunk and untrained. Florence Nightingale gave up a comfortable life in order to work tirelesly to improve hospital conditions. She became famous for her brave work caring for sick soldiers during the Crimean War. Her ideas on nursing are still used today. This books tells the story of her long life. A wonderful tool for those parents homeschooling their children.

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