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Edith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine by Diana Souhami (Paperback, 2011)
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Edith Cavell was born in 1865, daughter of a Norfolk vicar, and shot in Brussels on 12 October 1915 by the Germans for sheltering British and French soldiers and helping them escape over the Belgian border. Following a traditional village childhood in 19th century England, Edith worked as a governess in the UK and abroad, before training as a nurse in London in 1895. To Edith, nursing was a duty, a vocation, but above all a service. By 1907, she had travelled most of Europe and become matron of her own hospital in Belgium, where, under her leadership, a ramshackle hospital with few staff and little organization became a model nursing school. When war broke out, Edith helped soldiers to escape the war by giving them jobs in her hospital, finding clothing and organizing safe passage into Holland. In all, she assisted over two hundred men. When her secret work was discovered, Edith was put on trial and sentenced to death by firing squad. She uttered only 130 words in her defence. A devout Christian, the evening before her death, she asked to be remembered as a nurse, not a hero or a martyr, and prayed to be fit for heaven. When news of Edith's death reached Britain, army recruitment doubled. Diana Souhami brings one of the Great War's finest heroes to life in this biography of a hardworking, courageous and independent woman.Product Identifiers
PublisherQuercus Publishing
ISBN-139781849163613
eBay Product ID (ePID)15046541310
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
Publication NameEdith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorDiana Souhami
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight456 g
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDiana Souhami
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- 01 Dec, 2021
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a very good history for this brave Lady RIP - this book was recommended to me by a Lady in south Kent who came to our local history society and gave us a talk on her life and times - thanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
