Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands

Written in 1857 <b>Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands</b> is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole traveled widely before arriving in London where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was met with racism and refusal. Undaunted she set out independently to the Crimea where she acted as doctor and mother to wounded soldiers while running her business the British Hotel. Told with energy warmth and humor her remarkable life story and accounts of hardships at the battlefront offer significant insights into the history of race politics. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.