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015			_aGBA885590
020			_a9780670874118 (hbk.)
082			_a610.73 NIG
100			_aBostridge, Mark
245			_aFlorence Nightingale _bthe woman and her legend _cMark Bostridge.
260			_aLondon ; _bViking _c2008.
300			_axxiii, 646 p., [24] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
520			_a"In this book, the first major biography of Florence Nightingale in over fifty years, Mark Bostridge draws on a wealth of unpublished material, including previously unseen family papers, to throw significant new light on this extraordinary woman's life and character. By disentangling elements of myth from the reality, Bostridge has written a vivid and readable account of one of the most iconic figures in modern British history."--BOOK JACKET.
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