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The life and legend of Florence Nightingale

Mark Bostridge reflects on the pioneering Victorian nurse’s work at the Crimean War and beyond

Florence Nightingale

On the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, biographer Mark Bostridge reflects on the pioneering Victorian nurse’s work at the Crimean War and beyond.

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