[Gutenberg 35075] • A Noble Woman: The Life-Story of Edith Cavell

[Gutenberg 35075] • A Noble Woman: The Life-Story of Edith Cavell
Authors
Protheroe, Ernest
Publisher
Echo Library
Tags
edith , 1865-1915 , cavell
ISBN
9781406897104
Date
2010-11-30T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.09 MB
Lang
en
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First published in January 1916 and reprinted here from the 4th edition of May 1918. Edith Cavell was a British nurse and humanitarian, celebrated for saving the lives of casualties from both sides during World War I and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. This led to her arrest after which she was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death by firing squad.