The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-11-14
MRS. MARY A. LIvERMoRE'S FAMOUS
BOOK, "MY STORY OF THE WAR;

In this new and superbly illustrated
work, the world-famous Mary A. Liver
more narrates her personal work and ex-
periences as hospital and field nurse
during the war of the rebellion. We do
not know when 700 pages have given us
more genuine pleasure. Mrs. Livermore
spent four years Is nurse In hospitals,
camps, at the front and on the battle
field, and these tour years were packed
with pathos, glory, and sacrifice probably
never paralleled In the life of any other
woman. Her narrative presents vivid
inner picture of the se0maaly side Of the
scGr, more especially of her own work
and thrilling experiences, with many pa
thetic and humorous incidents poftraying
the lights and shadows Of hospital life.
These are described as only an eye.wit-
ness aud tender-hearted woman could
describe them.
What q wonderful work she did. How
heroic her labors, how thrilling her ex-
perience 10 those dark years. 1t lie story
never to be forgotten. When she first
entered upon her hospital career deathly
faintness came over her, but she nerved
herself for the work that had to be done,
and soon became accustomed to 1t. Never
again we're her nerves disturbed by hos
pital sights and scenes. For four years
she held herself up to motherly miniatra-
tions to the sick aud wounded of the
rank and file.
We regard this splendid book as
wholly unique work, for it presents the
Domanly, or what may very appropriately
be termed the heavenly side of the soar,
and this has never hitherto been written.
II lifts the curtain, and shows how heroic
and devoted and blessed her work was.
1t is full Of the deepest pathos, the rich
est humor, the most touching tales, the
most stirring anecdotes and incidents, and
through the whole runs the story OF the
adventures and striking experiences Of
it's illustrious author. Stranger stories
are here told than romance ever dreamed
OF, every one of them drawn from real
life by u woman's hand. In every chapter
she weaves In anecdote after anecdote,
incident after incident, story after story,
aud the readers attention is held breath
less to the end of the volume. Should
every other book on the war be blotted
out Of existence, this one would complete
ly reflect tho spirit and work Of the wo-
men OF tne Nosun. 10 Ieaoing IL our
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