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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

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 24 February 2005
      ISBN-13 9780140439021
      978-0140439021
      ISBN-10 0140439021
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      Memoirs Nursing Military History Specific wars and military campaigns

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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