Description
This greetings card features the leading light of British nursing, Florence Nightingale.
Florence was a nurse in the Victorian period. She served in Turkey during the Crimean War.
She was appalled by the conditions of the hospitals so she introduced ground-breaking changes to how patients were cared for, such as better hygiene.
Her dedication her patients even led her to patrol the wards at night, earning her the nickname ‘The Lady with the Lamp’.
Florence and her sister, Parthenope, were friends with Elizabeth Gaskell.
This blue card features an illustration of Florence Nightingale and the quote, ‘How very little can be done under the spirit of fear’, attributed to Florence.
The card is printed on 350gsm high quality board and comes with a white envelope. The inside of the card is blank for you to write your own message.
Card designed by Middle Mouse as part of their bright and uplifting Trailblazers range, which celebrates their favourites from literature, science, art and politics.
Celebrating the life and literature of Elizabeth Gaskell, Manchester’s most famous Victorian writer. A restored Victorian middle-class house in the heart of a UNESCO City of Literature.
House, Garden and Tea Room open every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 11am-4.30pm (last entry 3pm). Second-hand books also on sale from the House.
Pre-booking advised via the website.
Please note we are not able to ship outside of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
Processing time
Ready to ship in 3-5 business days from United Kingdom (UK)
Shipping policy
Shipping will be made to the address supplied by you on the completed order form. We can only ship to the United kingdom.
We will endeavour to deliver to within seven (7) Working Days (i.e. Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and UK public holidays) after you place your order;
Any delivery dates provided by us will be estimates only and you will not be entitled to refuse to accept late delivery or treat late delivery as a breach of contract by us.
Please Note: Due to the changes in legislation on the back of the UK leaving the EU. Customers ordering from the EU are now liable to pay any customs or VAT charges and a handling fee before the parcel can be collected. The price of this does depend on the country and value of the parcel.
We will not deliver to a post office box (PO Box) address. We also reserve the right not to deliver to a communal post office address.
The address supplied by you must have a valid postcode. If no-one is at the address when delivery is attempted the goods may be retained by the driver, in which case the driver will leave notification of attempted delivery. If we have to return to deliver the goods on a separate occasion a further delivery charge may become payable. All goods will usually be delivered by Royal Mail. However, on occasion we may use a different provider to get the best value.
Refund policy
Refunds accepted within 14 days but buyer is responsible for return postage cost. We will only refund to the card used for the original postage.
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