Chapter 1

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 2 of 2 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 2 of 2 Author: Sir Edward Tyas Cook Release date: July 16, 2012 [eBook #40058] Most recently updated: November 27, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40058 Credits: Produced by Jeannie Howse, Jens Nordmann, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, VOL. 2 OF 2 *** Produced by Jeannie Howse, Jens Nordmann, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) THE LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA · MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS · SAN FRANCISCO THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. TORONTO * * * * * [Illustration: _Florence Nightingale 1887 from the picture by Sir William Richmond at Claydon_] * * * * * THE LIFE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE BY SIR EDWARD COOK IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II (1862-1910) MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON 1913 COPYRIGHT * * * * * CONTENTS