The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2, credited to Edward Tyas Cook, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2 by Edward Tyas Cook. Read in English by Jim Locke; laurencetrask; Michele Fry; Sheila; Paula Priebe; Emilie Olsen; Tiffany A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of her notes, letters and writings, that goes way beyond the mere legend of "The Lady With The Lamp", and the "Founder Of Modern Nursing". This well written saga covers the vastly more expanded story of her development into an intelligent woman with a high purpose, her social standing and family connections that opened many doors for her, her extensive work after the Crimean War working with governments to develop better health care delivery systems to the indigent in England and in India, and her voluminous writings on numerous topics. Volume 2 recounts her life from 1861 through her death in 1910. (Summary by Michele Fry)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2
• Author credits: Edward Tyas Cook
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 17:34:44

Catalogue topics

• Florence
• nursing
• Crimean War
• Nightingale
• social reform

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 01 - Part V Chapter I: Preliminary: The Loss of Friends — 14:08
2. 02 - Part V Chapter I: Preliminary: The Loss of Friends, continued — 23:17
3. 03 - Part V Chapter II: The Providence of the Indian Army — 30:24
4. 04 - Part V Chapter II: The Providence of the Indian Army, continued — 25:40
5. 05 - Part V Chapter III: Setting Reformers to Work — 23:54
6. 06 - Part V Chapter III: Setting Reformers to Work, continued — 26:39
7. 07 - Part V Chapter IV: Advisory Council to the War Office — 27:52
8. 08 - Part V Chapter IV: Advisory Council to the War Office, continued — 32:27
9. 09 - Part V Chapter V: Helpers, Visitors and Friends — 31:32
10. 10 - Part V Chapter V: Helpers, Visitors and Friends, continued — 21:57
11. 11 - Part V Chapter VI: New Masters — 24:20
12. 12 - Part V Chapter VI: New Masters, continued — 20:55
13. 13 - Part VI Chapter I: Workhouse Reform — 32:07
14. 14 - Part VI Chapter I: Workhouse Reform, continued — 21:17
15. 15 - Part VI Chapter II: Alliance with Sir Bartle Frere — 17:45
16. 16 - Part VI Chapter II: Alliance with Sir Bartle Frere, continued — 26:15
17. 17 - Part VI Chapter III: Public Health Missionary for India — 23:54
18. 18 - Part VI Chapter III: Public Health Missionary for India, continued — 27:25
19. 19 - Part VI Chapter IV: Adviser-General on Hospitals and Nursing — 27:29
20. 20 - Part VI Chapter IV: Adviser-General on Hospitals and Nursing, continued — 31:45
21. 21 - Part VII Chapter I: 'Out of Office' Literary Work — 29:43
22. 22 - Part VII Chapter I: 'Out of Office' Literary Work, continued — 28:08
23. 23 - Part VII Chapter II: The Mystical Way — 39:49
24. 24 - Part VII Chapter III: Miss Nightingale's School — 14:10

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