Martineau, "England and Her Soldiers" Manuscript Manuscript copy of Harriet Martineau's 'England and Her Soldiers', in her own hand, 1859. "England and Her Soldiers" is a literary account of the Crimean War. The text was written by Martineau and drew on Florence Nightingale's statistical studies of the causes of mortality during the war. Recognising that statistical reports were not an accessible format to the lay reader, the data gathered by Nightingale is interspersed with Martineau's text. In the published version, large diagrams are included to illustrate key points, includng Nightingale's famous 'Rose Diagram'. Note that this manuscript does not include the diagrams. With a note on the first page inscribed from Martineau to Mr Barton, who requested this copy of the manuscript. Martineau explains that due to her ill health she is unable to produce a better copy. 1859