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by Mary Seacole (Author) "I was born in the town of Kingston, in the island of Jamaica, some time in the present century ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: The X Press; New edition edition (30 Sep 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1874509859
  • ISBN-13: 978-1874509851
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 501,284 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mother Seacole's adventures makes you thirst for excitement, 13 Aug 2006
By Kali "bengaligirl" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Mary Seacole's reputation after the Crimean War certainly rivalled that of her counterpart Florence Nightingale but for a very long time she was a forgotten footnote in history, and this probably had a lot to do with the fact she was not a white middle class woman, but was instead the offspring of two races, that of a Scottish father and a black Jamaican mother.

She was a born healer and a woman of tremendous energy, she overcame official indifference and racial prejudice as she strove to prove her worth as a Nurse on par with Nightingale herself.

Seacole got herself out to the war by her own efforts and at her own expense, she risked her life to bring comfort to the wounded and dying soldiers; and became one of the first black woman to make a mark on British public life.

But while Florence Nightingale has gone down in history, Mary Seacole was relegated to obscurity until very recently.

This book tells her story in her own words, of her travels, her experiences, her life as a woman in colour living in a time of bigotry, prejudice and racial hatred.

It's a fantastic book and brings to life in its many pages a woman of courage and moral conviction that what she was doing with her life was the right thing to do. To me Mary Seacole optimises the Crimean War in a way that Nightingale never can. A book worthy to be read in schools in the way that Anne Frank is read even now in the 21st century.
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44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The black, unsung Florence Nightingale., 20 April 2002
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Everyone's heard of Flo with the lamp, but not many people know about Mary Seacole,the half-caste lady who set up the 'British Hotel' during the Crimean war and fed, nursed and cared for our lads.
The book reads as if she is talking to you like a best friend,the language is easy, the situations range from the desperate to the comical,and the feeling that you come away with is of awe for this spunky lady and inspiration that 'where there is a will there is a way.'
Great reading for historians, nurses or ladies with attitude!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating book, 20 Jul 2009
By Mary Simon (London , England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (Penguin 20th Century Classics) (Paperback)
I would thoroughly recommend The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands as a fascinating read. A very unusual lady for her time. Her matter of fact comments throughout concerning social attitudes of the day make her story all the more remarkable.
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