The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 1

Edward Tyas Cook (1857 - 1919)

A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of her notes, letters and writings, that goes way beyond the mere legend of "The Lady With The Lamp", and the "Founder Of Modern Nursing". This well written saga covers the vastly more expanded story of her development into an intelligent woman with a high purpose, her social standing and family connections that opened many doors for her, her extensive work after the Crimean War working with governments to develop better health care delivery systems to the indigent in England and in India, and her voluminous writings on numerous topics. Volume 1 recounts her life from childhood through 1861. (Summary by Michele Fry)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Michele Fry
00:09:55
Play 01 Introductory Michele Fry
00:20:38
Play 02 Part I Chapter I: Childhood and Education MaryAnn
00:22:11
Play 03 Part I Chapter I: Childhood and Education, continued MaryAnn
00:23:36
Play 04 Part I Chapter II: Home Life Michele Fry
00:28:23
Play 05 Part I Chapter II: Home Life, continued Michele Fry
00:28:18
Play 06 Part I Chapter III: The Spiritual Life MaryAnn
00:31:27
Play 07 Part I Chapter IV: Disappointment Jim Locke
00:22:59
Play 08 Part I Chapter V: A Winter Home in Rome, and After Jim Locke
00:35:09
Play 09 Part I Chapter VI: Foreign Travel Egypt and Greece BettyB
00:29:08
Play 10 Part I Chapter VII: The Single Life Jim Locke
00:18:53
Play 11 Part I Chapter VIII: Apprenticeship at Kaiserswerth Jim Locke
00:27:30
Play 12 Part I Chapter IX: An Interlude Jim Locke
00:24:40
Play 13 Part I Chapter X: Freedom, Paris and Harley Street Jim Locke
00:15:45
Play 14 Part I Chapter X: Freedom, Paris and Harley Street, continued Jim Locke
00:21:51
Play 15 Part II Chapter I: The Call Lisa Ellen Quintana
00:14:02
Play 16 Part II Chapter I: The Call, continued Deon Gines
00:29:52
Play 17 Part II Chapter II: The Expedition-Problems Ahead Deon Gines
00:21:26
Play 18 Part II Chapter III: The Hospitals at Scutari Pamela Nagami
00:26:13
Play 19 Part II Chapter IV: The Expert's Touch Lisa Ellen Quintana
00:18:43
Play 20 Part II Chapter IV: The Expert's Touch, continued Jim Locke
00:25:46
Play 21 Part II Chapter V: The Administrator Jim Locke
00:31:26
Play 22 Part II Chapter VI: The Reformer Jim Locke
00:22:08
Play 23 Part II Chapter VI: The Reformer, continued Jim Locke
00:25:34
Play 24 Part II Chapter VII: The Ministering Angel MaryAnn
00:22:30
Play 25 Part II Chapter VIII: The Religious Difficulty MaryAnn
00:21:04
Play 26 Part II Chapter IX: To the Crimea-Illness MaryAnn
00:19:23
Play 27 Part II Chapter X: The Popular Heroine Kate Meehan
00:27:16
Play 28 Part II Chapter XI: The Soldiers' Friend lukija
00:15:04
Play 29 Part II Chapter XII: To the Crimea Again James K. White
00:37:41
Play 30 Part II Chapter XIII: End of the War-Return Home Amelia Chesley
00:20:12
Play 31 Part III Chapter I: The Queen, Miss Nightingale and Lord Panmure Kathrine Engan
00:31:44
Play 32 Part III Chapter I: The Queen, Miss Nightingale and Lord Panmure, continued Kathrine Engan
00:22:33
Play 33 Part III Chapter II: Sowing the Seed Amelia Chesley
00:29:44
Play 34 Part III Chapter II: Sowing the Seed, continued Amelia Chesley
00:29:16
Play 35 Part III Chapter III: Enforcing a Report Amelia Chesley
00:32:01
Play 36 Part III Chapter IV: Reaping the Fruit Amelia Chesley
00:27:19
Play 37 Part III Chapter IV: Reaping the Fruit, continued Amelia Chesley
00:28:36
Play 38 Part III Chapter V: The Death of Sidney Herbert Jim Locke
00:31:52
Play 39 Part IV Chapter I: The Hospital Reformer Jim Locke
00:34:12
Play 40 Part IV Chapter II: The Passionate Statistician Jim Locke
00:25:47
Play 41 Part IV Chapter III: The Founder of Modern Nursing Kathleen Moore
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Play 42 Part IV Chapter III: The Founder of Modern Nursing, continued Kathleen Moore
00:19:16
Play 43 Part IV Chapter IV: The Nightingale Nurses Jim Locke
00:29:16
Play 44 Part IV Chapter V: The Religious Sanction: Suggestions for Thought Jim Locke
00:23:00
Play 45 Part IV Chapter V: The Religious Sanction: Suggestions for Thought, continued Jim Locke
00:40:33
Play 46 Part IV Chapter VI: Miss Nightingale at Home Jim Locke
00:24:28
Play 47 Part IV Chapter VI: Miss Nightingale at Home, continued Jim Locke
00:21:57