The Lamp Still Burns: Nursing In Victoria 1936-1981: An Autobiographical Account (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A remarkable firsthand chronicle of dedication and service, The Lamp Still Burns presents the life and career of Isabel Spark Gill, a nurse who devoted over four decades to her profession in the state of Victoria, Australia. Spanning the years 1936 to 1981, this autobiographical account illuminates the profound transformations that reshaped nursing — from the discipline and austerity of pre-war hospital wards through to the modern medical landscape of the late twentieth century — offering an intimate, ground-level view of a profession that has long stood at the heart of human care. Gill's narrative carries the warmth and authority of lived experience, capturing not only the clinical realities of nursing but also the social and cultural shifts that redefined women's roles in Australian public life. Her voice is candid and deeply personal, preserving a slice of social history that formal medical records rarely convey. For anyone drawn to stories of quiet perseverance, institutional change, or the evolution of healthcare in Australia, this memoir asks a quietly profound question: what does it truly mean to keep the lamp burning?
Author: Isabel "Spark" Gill
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A remarkable firsthand chronicle of dedication and service, The Lamp Still Burns presents the life and career of Isabel Spark Gill, a nurse who devoted over four decades to her profession in the state of Victoria, Australia. Spanning the years 1936 to 1981, this autobiographical account illuminates the profound transformations that reshaped nursing — from the discipline and austerity of pre-war hospital wards through to the modern medical landscape of the late twentieth century — offering an intimate, ground-level view of a profession that has long stood at the heart of human care. Gill's narrative carries the warmth and authority of lived experience, capturing not only the clinical realities of nursing but also the social and cultural shifts that redefined women's roles in Australian public life. Her voice is candid and deeply personal, preserving a slice of social history that formal medical records rarely convey. For anyone drawn to stories of quiet perseverance, institutional change, or the evolution of healthcare in Australia, this memoir asks a quietly profound question: what does it truly mean to keep the lamp burning?