Nightingales
Gillian Gill's book is a biography of the four members of the family who produced one of the most famous women in nineteenth century England, Florence Nightingale. Gill begins with her parents, William Edward Nightingale, known as WEN, and Fanny Nightingale. Both were very enlightened about raising their daughters, especially WEN, making sure that they were educated and giving them access to his library. Parthenope, Florence's older sister was born in...