Life and Death of Athena an Owlet from the Parthenon
Frances Parthenope Verney, Lady Verney (née Nightingale; 19 April 1819 – 12 May 1890), was an English writer and journalist.
Originally written in 1855 by Parthenope and sent to cheer up her sister [Florence Nightingale] then seriously ill in the Crimea, the book tells the story of an owl, found and adopted in Athens, who became Florence’s beloved pet. At the time, the founder of modern nursing was travelling in Greece and Egypt.
Published by Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1970
Limited to 300 copies.
R1,500
