Episode 3
Lia Williams reads from Mark Bostridge's biography of the renowned 19th-century nurse and reformer, which sheds new light on her personal life and contribution to the medical profession.
Engravings of Florence ministering to the sick appear for the first time in the Illustrated London News.
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- Wed 12 Nov 2008 09:45成人快手 Radio 4 FM
- Thu 13 Nov 2008 00:30成人快手 Radio 4
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