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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands

Af: Mary Seacole Engelsk Paperback

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands

Af: Mary Seacole Engelsk Paperback
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Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale''s during the Crimean War. Seacole''s offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal. Undaunted, Seacole set out independently to the Crimea where she acted as doctor and ''mother'' to wounded soldiers while running her business, the ''British Hotel''. A witness to key battles, she gives vivid accounts of how she coped with disease, bombardment and other hardships at the Crimean battlefront.
"In her introduction to the very welcome Penguin edition, Sara Salih expertly analyses the rhetorical complexities of Seacole''s book to explore the richness of her story. Traveller, entrepreneur, healer and woman of colour, Mary Seacole is a singular and fascinating figure, overstepping all conventional boundaries." Jan Marsh, Independent

"It''s hard to believe that this amazing adventure story is the true-life experience of a Jamaican woman - it would make a great film." Andrea Levy, Sunday Times

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Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale''s during the Crimean War. Seacole''s offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal. Undaunted, Seacole set out independently to the Crimea where she acted as doctor and ''mother'' to wounded soldiers while running her business, the ''British Hotel''. A witness to key battles, she gives vivid accounts of how she coped with disease, bombardment and other hardships at the Crimean battlefront.
"In her introduction to the very welcome Penguin edition, Sara Salih expertly analyses the rhetorical complexities of Seacole''s book to explore the richness of her story. Traveller, entrepreneur, healer and woman of colour, Mary Seacole is a singular and fascinating figure, overstepping all conventional boundaries." Jan Marsh, Independent

"It''s hard to believe that this amazing adventure story is the true-life experience of a Jamaican woman - it would make a great film." Andrea Levy, Sunday Times

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780140439021
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0140439021
Kategori: 1850 til 1859
Udg. Dato: 24 feb 2005
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 133mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 24 feb 2005
Forfatter(e): Mary Seacole
Forfatter(e) Mary Seacole

Kategori 1850 til 1859

ISBN-13 9780140439021

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 133mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 24 feb 2005

Oplagsdato 24 feb 2005

Forlag Penguin Books Ltd