The extraordinary autobiography of a Welsh ladies’ maid who, having decided to become a nurse, meets Florence Nightingale and finds herself working in Balaclava during the Crimean War.
Betsy Cadawaladyr: A Balaclava Nurse. An Autobiography of Elizabeth Davis
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Description
Elizabeth Davis (1789-1860) was most certainly a woman who spoke her mind. Conversations between herself and Florence Nightingale, recounted in this book, certainly show this to be the case. Her first-hand accounts of the harrowing scenes she witnessed in the hospital at Balaclava are shocking to say the least. This is a remarkable book, and as the publishers themselves say, She was a dynamic character who broke free of the restrictions placed on women in Victorian times to lead a life of adventure. Journeying to many exotic parts of the globe, she came into contact with international events in the horrors of the field hospital at Balaclava.
Davis is a remarkable woman who deserves to be much better known. Not only a nurse, she was a seasoned traveller who had seen the world: India, China, Brazil, New Zealand, Burma, Egypt and so on. She even recounts kangaroo hunting in Australia and informs us that their tails can make a delicious soup. Well worth a read.
Author – Elizabeth Davis (Also known as Betsy Cadwaladyr)
Editor – Jane Williams, with introduction by Deidre Beddoe
Publisher – Honno (Part of their Welsh Women’s Classics series)
Format – Paperback
Pub date – 2015. First published Hurst & Blackett in 1857.
ISBN – 9781909983274
Pages – 366
Dimensions – 185mm x 122mm x 23mm
Weight – 276g
