| Introductory Chapter | [15] |
| I. | Florence Nightingale: her home, her birthplace, and
her family | [25] |
| II. | Life at Lea Hurst and Embley | [41] |
| III. | The weaving of many threads, both of evil and of good | [55] |
| IV. | The activities of girlhood—Elizabeth Fry—Felicia
Skene again | [62] |
| V. | Home duties and pleasures—The brewing of war | [71] |
| VI. | Pastor Fliedner | [90] |
| VII. | Years of preparation | [101] |
| VIII. | The beginning of the war—A sketch of Sidney Herbert | [117] |
| IX. | The Crimean muddle—Explanations and excuses | [134] |
| X. | “Five were wise, and five foolish” | [142] |
| XI. | The expedition | [162] |
| XII. | The tribute of Kinglake and Macdonald and the Chelsea
Pensioners | [172] |
| XIII. | The horrors of Scutari—The victory of the Lady-in-Chief—The
Queen’s letter—Her gift of butter and treacle | [200] |
| XIV. | Letters from Scutari—Kinglake on Miss Nightingale and
her dynasty—The refusal of a new contingent | [216] |
| XV. | The busy nursing hive—M. Soyer and his memories—Miss
Nightingale’s complete triumph over prejudice—The
memories of Sister Aloysius | [235] |
| XVI. | Inexactitudes—Labels—Cholera—“The Lady with the Lamp”—Her
humour—Letters of Sister Aloysius | [247] |
| XVII. | Miss Nightingale visits Balaclava—Her illness—Lord Raglan’s
visit—The Fall of Sebastopol | [261] |
| XVIII. | The Nightingale Fund—Miss Nightingale remains at her post,
organizing healthy occupations for the men off duty—Sisters
of Mercy—The Queen’s jewel—Its meaning | [274] |
| XIX. | Her citizenship—Her initiative—Public recognition and
gratitude—Her return incognito—Village excitement—The
country’s welcome—Miss Nightingale’s broken health—The
Nightingale Fund—St. Thomas’s Hospital—Reform of nursing
as a profession | [292] |
| XX. | William Rathbone—Agnes Jones—Infirmaries—Nursing in the homes
of the poor—Municipal work—Homely power of Miss Nightingale’s
writings—Lord Herbert’s death | [312] |
| XXI. | Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing
Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her
husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South
Africa and America | [331] |
| XXII. | India—Correspondence with Sir Bartle Frere—Interest in village
girls—The Lamp | [346] |
| XXIII. | A brief summing up | [360] |
| APPENDIX | [367] |