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Florence Nightingale and the Viceroys

Mowbray reveals an aspect of Florence Nightingale's life that has been largely overlooked: her influence on health and welfare in India, on both rural life in the country and the conditions of soldiers sent out to serve in India during the high-water mark of the British Empire.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 228 pages

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