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Florence Nightingale Letters

[Letter, Florence Nightingale to Mary Mohl, May 7, 1870] Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Mary Mohl (nee Clarke). Discusses J. O. d'Haussonville's L'eglise romaine et le Premier Empire [Paris: Michel Levy frere, 1868-69. 5v.] and the non-authorized translation by Benjamin Jowett. Criticizes the Diplomatic service in the matter of ambassadors knowing the language of the country to which they are sent.

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