Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (Penguin Classics)

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Written in 1857, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale’s right through the Crimean War. Seacole traveled widely before arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was once met with racism and refusal. Undaunted, she set out independently to the Crimea, where she acted as doctor and “mother” to wounded soldiers whilst running her business, the “British Hotel.” Told with energy, warmth, and humor, her remarkable life story and accounts of hardships on the battlefront offer significant insights into the history of race politics.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the most productive works during history and across genres and disciplines. Readers consider the series to supply authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and latest authors, in addition to up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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