A Nurse's Life in War and Peace by E. C. Laurence

"A Nurse's Life in War and Peace" by E. C. Laurence is a personal account written in the early 20th century. This memoir narrates the experiences of a nurse, highlighting her journey from schooling to her adventures in various hospitals, including her nursing during the Boer War and her time in South Africa. The author offers readers insight into the challenges faced by nurses in both civilian and military settings. The opening of the book introduces the author’s early aspirations to become a nurse, sparked by her desire for a meaningful career and inspired by the Royal Red Cross initiative. Set against a routine school life, Laurence expresses her longing to leave and pursue nursing, feeling that her delicate health may have made her more suited for the role of caregiver. She writes about her travels, her scientific curiosity, and her determination to train as a nurse in a general hospital, ending with her preparations for future opportunities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Laurence, E. C. (Eleanor Constance)
Author of introduction, etc. Treves, Frederick, 1853-1923
Title A Nurse's Life in War and Peace
Credits Produced by MWS, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class UH: Military science: Other services
Subject South African War, 1899-1902 -- Medical care
Subject Nursing -- Great Britain
Subject Military nursing
Category Text
eBook-No. 52250
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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