Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don't know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady withthe Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing became the defining standards still used today. Includes notes, bibliography, and index .

The night gallery -- "Mistress of all she attempts" -- A woman with work to do -- "Dust and nothing" -- The prison called family -- Shadows in a thirsty land -- "But one person in England" -- The horrors -- An angel with a lamp -- Nightingale power -- Maid of all work -- A noble life.