- SKU: 9781515436980
- BARCODE: 9781515436980
- VENDOR: BooksCloud
The Biography of Florence Nightingale - Hardcover
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by Lytton Strachey (Author)
A concise and critical portrait of Florence Nightingale, written in a style that departs from traditional heroic biography.
In this account, Lytton Strachey presents Florence Nightingale not as a simplified figure of reverence, but as a complex and forceful personality shaped by conviction, discipline, and conflict. Drawing upon letters and historical record, the narrative traces her work during the Crimean War and her subsequent efforts to reform medical practice, while also examining the personal intensity that informed her public life.
Strachey's approach reflects a broader shift in early twentieth-century biography, favouring interpretation and selectivity over exhaustive documentation. His prose is controlled, often ironic, and at times deliberately critical, offering a perspective that contrasts with more conventional accounts. The result is a study that is as much about the writing of biography as it is about its subject, presenting Nightingale through a lens that invites both consideration and reassessment.
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