Edith Cavell grew up in an age when the profession of nursing was regarded with contempt by nearly everyone. Born in England, she gave up a comfortable life as a private teacher in Belgium in order to become a nurse in the slums of London. Fate led her back to Belgium where, in the terror and bloodshed of World War I, she became one of the greatest heroines of the Western world. Sympathetically and dramatically, Author Adele DeLeeuw Reveals how Edith Cavell became an inspiration to every nurse who would live after her.
Language
English
Pages
95
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Release
May 22, 2022
Edith Cavell : Nurse, Spy, Heroine (Spies of the world)
Edith Cavell grew up in an age when the profession of nursing was regarded with contempt by nearly everyone. Born in England, she gave up a comfortable life as a private teacher in Belgium in order to become a nurse in the slums of London. Fate led her back to Belgium where, in the terror and bloodshed of World War I, she became one of the greatest heroines of the Western world. Sympathetically and dramatically, Author Adele DeLeeuw Reveals how Edith Cavell became an inspiration to every nurse who would live after her.