Florence Nightingale is universally known as the heroine of the Crimean War and the founder of modern nursing. She was also a philosopher and an advocate for the rights of women. Deeply religious, she practiced and wrote on a practical Christianity that emphasized inclusion and service to others. In this eleventh volume of a projected sixteen of Nightingale's written work McDonald, professor emerita from Guelph University, has edited Suggestions for Thought a miscellany of religious and social commentaries. This also contains attempts at novels and an early version of "Cassandra" told in narrative that McDonald prints alongside the published version. This book and its companions will enlighten social, medical and women's historians as well as those who wish to understand the mind and heart of "the lady with the lamp". Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)