FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE THE ANGEL OF THE CRIMEA

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE THE ANGEL OF THE CRIMEA

A STORY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

BY

LAURA E. RICHARDS

AUTHOR OF "CAPTAIN JANUARY," "THE GOLDEN WINDOWS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1911

Copyright, 1909, by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Published September, 1909

Printed in the United States of America

TO THE SISTER ELEANOR

OF THE SISTERHOOD OF SAINT MARY

HERSELF THROUGH MANY LONG YEARS A DEVOTED WORKER FOR THE POOR, THE SICK, AND THE SORROWFUL, THIS BRIEF RECORD OF AN HEROIC LIFE IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

For the material used in this little book I am chiefly indebted to Sarah A. Tooley's "Life of Florence Nightingale," and to Kinglake's "Invasion of the Crimea."