The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 2 of 2 by Sir Edward Tyas Cook

CHAPTER II

THE MYSTICAL WAY Miss Nightingale's fondness for Catholic books of devotion--Idea of making a selection--Mr. Jowett's views of mysticism. II. Miss Nightingale's Preface to her _Notes from Devotional Authors of the Middle Ages_. III. Interruption of work by the death of her father (1874)--His character--Death of Mrs. Bracebridge: Miss Nightingale's tributes to her and her husband--Family worries. IV. Her book on the _Mystics_ never finished--Her own mystical life --Her private meditations--The path to perfection 231

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Chapter 1 Ch.1
PART V Ch.2
CHAPTER I Ch.3
CHAPTER II Ch.4
CHAPTER III Ch.5
CHAPTER IV Ch.6
CHAPTER V Ch.7
CHAPTER VI Ch.8
PART VI Ch.9
CHAPTER I Ch.10
CHAPTER II Ch.11
CHAPTER III Ch.12
CHAPTER IV Ch.13
PART VII Ch.14
CHAPTER I Ch.15
CHAPTER II Ch.16
CHAPTER III Ch.17
CHAPTER IV Ch.18
CHAPTER V Ch.19
CHAPTER VI Ch.20
CHAPTER VII Ch.21
CHAPTER VIII Ch.22
CHAPTER IX Ch.23
PART V Ch.24
CHAPTER I Ch.25
CHAPTER II Ch.26
CHAPTER III Ch.27
1000. The rate in 1911 was, as already stated, 5.04. Ch.28
CHAPTER IV Ch.29
1864. Miss Nightingale's good offices were asked by the War Office Ch.30
CHAPTER V Ch.31
CHAPTER VI Ch.32
introduction to new masters at the India Office and the Poor Law Ch.33
25. You owe me no apology for calling my attention to material Ch.34
PART VI Ch.35
CHAPTER I Ch.36
CHAPTER II Ch.37
CHAPTER III Ch.38
CHAPTER IV Ch.39
PART VII Ch.40
CHAPTER I Ch.41
Introduction dwells too much on the _form_ of the _Gorgias_ and does Ch.42
CHAPTER II Ch.43
CHAPTER III Ch.44
1895. "Nearly 600 nurses completed their probationary course under Ch.45
CHAPTER IV Ch.46
1878. Sir James Knowles's magazine was then in the early days of its Ch.47
CHAPTER V Ch.48
1869. She was one of the many women who revered the name of Florence Ch.49
CHAPTER VI Ch.50
CHAPTER VII Ch.51
CHAPTER VIII Ch.52
CHAPTER IX Ch.53
1893. Thirty-nine years ago arrival at Scutari. The immense blessings I Ch.54
1851. Octavo, paper wrappers, pp. 32. Ch.55
Introduction par M. Daremberg._ Paris: Didier. Crown 8vo, Ch.56
Introduction (as is shown by a MS. amongst Miss Nightingale's Papers) Ch.57
introduction of conflicting disease-theories into sanitary reports, Ch.58
1872. Contributed by request to the _Report on Measures adopted for Ch.59
Part II. Ch. VIII. Miss N. was denounced as "a semi-Romish Nun," an Ch.60
Chapter vii., "The Providence of the Barrack Hospital," gives an Ch.61
Chapter vii. gives a full account of the mission of the Bermondsey Ch.62
Chapter xi. is mainly devoted to an account of "The Lady-in-Chief" Ch.63