Non-fiction book with a grey linen textured hard cover with twelve birds and an oil lamp depicted in black ink; biography of Florence Nightingale written for youth; includes classic poems from the time of the Crimean War.
Non-fiction book with a grey linen textured hard cover with twelve birds and an oil lamp depicted in black ink; biography of Florence Nightingale written for youth; includes classic poems from the time of the Crimean War.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Paul Robertson at the Deseronto Flea Market; previously owned by the North Elmsley Public School library.
Printed on cover: "Florence Nightingale // Laura E. Richards"; printed on title page: "FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE // THE ANGEL OF THE CRIMEA // A STORY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE // stamped inside cover: "THE PROPERTY OF // NORTH ELMSLEY // PUBLIC SCHOOL"; hand written inside cover: "S. S. No 5 // North Elmsley // No. 235 No 6 // January 8, 1962".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
19.2 cm
Width
13.7 cm
Depth
3.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 19.2 cm x Width 13.7 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper faded, some pages loose; cover shows hard wear around edges.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
British Library, "The Nightingale Home and Training School for Nurses, St. Thomas's Hospital," https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-nightingale-home-and-training-school-for-nurses-st-thomass-hospital
Research Facts
Original story published & copyrighted in 1909.
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) had become a national hero in 1854 for her work running an army field hospital during the Crimean War. The famous ‘Lady with the Lamp’, so-called for her habit of patrolling the wards even at night, noticed while in Crimea that more soldiers in her care were dying from infectious diseases than were dying from wounds. She thought this was due to overcrowding and malnutrition, but her proposed solutions – better ventilation and better sanitation – were effectively the foundation of modern nursing. More generally, she believed that patient health depends on the environmental conditions in which they recover from injuries and diseases, in addition to the directly palliative care they may be receiving. She put great emphasis not just on hygiene, but on access to natural light and fresh air.