Presents Florence Nightingale's notes on nursing based on her fourteen years of observation and thought on the bedside care of the sick, originally published in 1860.

Jack and Annie travel back in time to Egypt and meet Florence Nightingale, who is on the trip that will influence her life and the decisions that will make her famous.

As she no longer can conceal her feelings for her employer's son, Gervase leaves the Wingate household to serve a woman by the name of Florence Nightingale. Her faith in God and sense of pupose deepens, preparing her for what lies ahead.

"A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform."--

Describes the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century English woman considered to be the founder of modern nursing.

"Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, food that was hot and nutritious, and organization in hospitals. What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and more effective became a lifelong mission, and remains relevant today. This new picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, from celebrated author and artist Demi, beautifully portrays the story of Florence's life and explores the long-lasting...

"Inspector Charles Field hunts a serial killer targeting Florence Nightingale's nurses in Crimea and women in London"-- Who is stalking Florence Nightingale and her nurses? Is it the legendary Beast of the Crimean, or someone closer to home? In 1855, Britain and France are fighting to keep the Russians from snatching the Crimean Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, and Nightingale, a wealthy young society woman, has made it her mission to improve the...

'Eminent Victorians' was first, published in 1918, and consists of biographies, of four leading figures, from the Victorian era. Its fame rests on the irreverence and wit Strachey brought to bear on three men and a woman who had until then been regarded as heroes and heroine. They were, Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon. The book made Strachey's name and placed him firmly in the top rank of biographers, where...