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A concise and critical portrait of Florence Nightingale, written in a style that departs from traditional heroic biography.

In this account, Lytton Strachey presents Florence Nightingale not as a simplified figure of reverence, but as a complex and forceful... Read Full Overview

A concise and critical portrait of Florence Nightingale, written in a style that departs from traditional heroic biography.

In this account, Lytton Strachey presents Florence Nightingale not as a simplified figure of reverence, but as a complex and forceful... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Florence Nightingale was a healer a comforter and a nurturer. But like all of us she had a dark side. Because of her mystique and her charisma she always got what she wanted. Seldom did anyone really know her. They were drawn to her. They had to be with her. They admired her... Read Full Overview

Florence Nightingale was a healer a comforter and a nurturer. But like all of us she had a dark side. Because of her mystique and her charisma she always got what she wanted. Seldom did anyone really know her. They were drawn to her. They had to be with her. They admired... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview