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THE LIFE OF
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

MISS NIGHTINGALE.

(From a photograph by S. G. Payne & Son.)

THE LIFE
OF
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

BY
SARAH A. TOOLEY

AUTHOR OF “PERSONAL LIFE OF QUEEN VICTORIA,” “LIFE OF QUEEN
ALEXANDRA,” “ROYAL PALACES AND THEIR MEMORIES,” “THE
HISTORY OF NURSING IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE,” ETC.

MEMORIAL EDITION

CASSELL AND COMPANY, Ltd.
LONDON, NEW YORK, TORONTO AND MELBOURNE

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

TO
THE LADY HERBERT OF LEA
THE LIFE-LONG FRIEND OF
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
THIS BOOK
IS BY PERMISSION
Dedicated