Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Lamp

by Charlotte Moore

November 1854, a slim, upper-class Englishwoman disembarks ship, staggering from seasickness. Her name is Florence Nightingale, and she is on a mission to save the thousands of soldiers injured in the disastrous Crimean War. Ages 10+.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Charlotte Moore was born in 1959. After reading English at Oxford and History of Art at Birkbeck College, she became a teacher for twelve years. She is now a full-time writer and in 2004 Viking published her acclaimed book about autism in the family, GEORGE AND SAM. For two years she wrote a highly acclaimed column called Mind the Gap in the Guardian. She lives in Sussex with her three children.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish more biographies were like this. So many tend to be 500 page epics covering not only the life of the subject but the lives of their parents and grandparents as well.

Charlotte covers Florence from just pre-birth to deathbed with plenty of detail on the significant events (especially the Crimean war) without delving into the minutia across her whole life.

This is a skilful abstraction from the vast historical record that keeps you engaged and interested through to the end.