Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

Florence Nightingale

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Topic

Theory of progress

Author

Florence Nightingale

Source

Cassandra: an Essay

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Social reformer Nurse

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Nightingale, Florence. Cassandra: An Essay. c. 1852.

Current Citation

Nightingale, Florence. "Cassandra." Cassandra: Florence Nightingale's Angry Outcry Against the Forced Idleness of Victorian Women. The Feminist Press, 1993.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Topic
Stigma Outsiders and outcasts

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source
The Scarlet Letter
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, edited by Brian Harding. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 2.