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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale is famous as the ""lady with the lamp"" in the Crimean War, 1854-56. There is a massive amount of literature on this work, but, as editor Lynn McDonald shows, it is often erroneous, and films and press reporting on it have been even less accurate. The Crimean War reports on Nightingale's correspondence from the war hospitals and on the staggering amount of work she did post-war to ensure that the appalling death rate from disease (higher than that from bullets) did not recur. This volume contains much on Nightingale's efforts to achieve real reforms. He.
Elizabeth Gaskell
This absorbing study of Elizabeth Gaskell's early life up to her marriage in 1832 is based almost entirely on new evidence. Also, using parish records, marriage settlements, property transfers, wills, record office documents, letters, journals and private papers, John Chapple has recreated the background of one of the nineteenth century's greatest novelists.
The Brontës
This comprehensive biographical study examines the lives and literary work of the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. Drawing on extensive research and analysis, Flora Masson provides readers with a unique and insightful perspective on one of the most fascinating and enduring families in the history of literature. 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 copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Robert Boyle; a Biography
Profiles British physicist and chemist Robert Boyle (1627-1691), with information provided by the University of Saint Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics in Scotland as part of the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. Boyle was one of the first members of the group that became the Royal Society.
Shakespeare's ‘Lady Editors'
This bold and compelling revisionist history tells the remarkable story of the forgotten lives and labours of Shakespeare's women editors.
The Story of a Marriage
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
