Bibliography and Acknowledgements.
When I began writing Daughter of England, I knew very little of Florence Nightingale and her work in Scutari. This story was my first attempt to actually weave a tale around a real person from history, and I knew it was important for me to get the facts right, because I am dealing with a lot of things that actually happened. There was much I had to research and learn before I could even write the rough draft. Even after the first draft was written, I continued to research as I edited, I would spend a lot of time reading up on information before going through each chapter. While I drew from many sources, these sites were the ones that were most helpful in the journey with this book:
http://www.historytoday.com/lynn-mcdonald/florence-nightingale-and-mary-seacole-nursings-bitter-rivalry
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/florrie.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale
http://www.biography.com/people/florence-nightingale-9423539
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/nightingale_florence.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole
I would like to give special thanks to my older brother, who helped me with accurately portraying the emotions of the male characters, especially that of Eric Carrywith. Also many thanks to my younger sisters, @agapye and @barabasha, who would proof read, edit, and comment on the chapters before (and after) I put them up. You girls really helped me with the making of this story.
Last, but most important, I would like to thanks all of my dear readers. Thank you for following this story. I have dedicated some of the chapters to those amazing souls who not only followed, but gave never ending support. I wish I had a better way of thanking you, but please know that I am grateful. This has been a wonderful journey, and while I am a little sad that it has come to its end, but I hope there will be more such journeys in the future.
God bless you all,
Vlada Mari.