Edith Elizabeth APPLETON O.B.E. R.R.C.
This page last updated: 11 February 2012
Publication of Edie's diaries
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A Nurse at the Front
is published as a book and eBook on 1st March 2012 Foreword by Michael Morpurgo Edited by Ruth Cowen who has also written the Introduction Appendix: British Military Nurses in the Great War - Sue Light Comprehensive index of all names and places Publisher: Simon & Schuster with the Imperial War Museum Press release from Simon & Schuster (PDF) Click here for information on the publisher's website. < Click on the image to enlarge |
Update: 9 December 2011
The title is "A Nurse at the Front - The Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton" and outline information can now be seen here: http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Nurse-at-the-Front/Ruth-Cowen/9780857202239. Publication will be on 1st March 2012.
Update: 4 July 2011
Latest news is that the title of the book will be 'A Nurse at the Front'. It is edited by Ruth Cowen and has a Foreword by Michael Morpurgo. Have a look at more information in The Bookseller magazine 1 July 2011 or try this link: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ss-publish-diaries-war-museum.html.
Update: 26 May 2011
From October this year, in anticipation of publication of an edited hardback book version in March 2012 and at the request of the publishers, the majority of the diaries will be removed from this website. In order that descendants of those soldiers, nurses, doctors and others whom Edie mentions in her diaries can check for individual names (as well as places, battles, events etc), we are preparing a detailed index for you to check.
If you spot a name in the index which is of personal interest to you (or perhaps you will have seen it mentioned in the book once it is published), you will be able to request that a copy of the relevant volume(s) of the original, unedited diaries be emailed to you. This facility will also be available to bona-fide researchers with an interest in the Great War and, in particular, the role of nurses.
The publishers have requested that we first get a signed form from you undertaking to respect their copyright conditions. While we realise that this may seem rather burdensome. we do respect the needs of the publisher to protect copyright and we are, of course, very happy and proud that they have decided to publish Edie's wonderful diaries.
Exciting news - 26 January 2011
Edie's Diaries are to be published as a hardback by major international publishers, Simon and Schuster, early in 2012. This is as part of a series in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum. The working title is 'A Nurse on the Western Front'. If you want to receive information about the forthcoming book, send us a message via Edie's Visitors' Book and we will let you know as soon as we have more to report.
Needless to say, we are very excited about this development. Further information about exact dates etc will be added here as it becomes available.
Dick Robinson
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Robinson, Piers and Jill Stainforth [Edie was our great aunt].
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