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What can a quiet nurse see that a brilliant surgeon and his admiring staff cannot?
In a London hospital, Hilda Wade earns trust through calm care and close attention. But her patience serves a private purpose. In Grant Allen's detective novel, young doctor Hubert Cumberledge watches her with growing admiration, then finds himself drawn into the cause she keeps partly hidden.
At the hospital's center stands Professor Sebastian, a brilliant, exacting surgeon whose authority shapes the lives around him. Hilda's mission ties her to this powerful man and to her father's disgrace. As separate cases feed a larger mystery, small observations raise a pressing question: what does justice require when official judgment fails?
What you’ll discover
- A nurse who notices Follow Hilda as she reads gestures, pauses, and habits of speech that others overlook.
- Authority under scrutiny Meet Professor Sebastian, whose brilliance and reputation give him power throughout the hospital.
- An admiring witness See Hilda through Hubert Cumberledge's eyes as admiration draws him closer to her purpose.
- Cases with deeper roots Trace a chain of adventures connected by the steady thread of Hilda's private mission.
- Justice beyond official judgment Explore what patient determination can demand when a father's disgrace lies behind the search.
Who will love it
You will enjoy this if you like clever women, character puzzles and Victorian adventures across continents. Romance, medical mysteries and a determined search for justice give readers plenty to follow.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A nurse watches the greatest man in her hospital
- Intuition solves what the laboratory cannot
- Photograph and handwriting sample expose a false fiancee
- Reading character, Hilda foresees a murder
- The duel between nurse and professor begins
- Cumberledge follows a trail to the edge of Africa
- A farm, a massacre and a ride for life
- Trust makes Hilda's private struggle a shared purpose
- What the story is about, and how it is told
Who’s who
- Hilda WadeA nurse with a perfect memory and a gift for reading character, who follows Sebastian to clear her father's name.
- Dr. Hubert CumberledgeThe young hospital doctor who tells the story, admires Hilda, and follows her across the world.
- Professor SebastianA famous physiologist, stern and single-minded, who cares only for science and fears what Hilda knows.
- Hugo Le GeytA kindly barrister whose second marriage brings him under a smothering wife, with grave results.
- Lady MeadowcroftA nervous lady with a title and a strong concern for social standing.
- Horace MayfieldA genial Queen's Counsel who once defended Dr. Yorke-Bannerman and doubts his innocence.
- Daphne TeppingCumberledge's cousin, quiet and sensible, who loves Cecil Holsworthy.
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Hilda Wade: una donna dalla tenacia incrollabile
by Grant Allen · 1900
A watchful nurse risks her own life to test a professor's new drug.
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How does a nurse know a stranger's family history, or a murder before it happens? Hilda Wade, in Grant Allen's novel, has a remarkable memory and a sharp eye for temperament.
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A nurse watches the greatest man in her hospital
The story opens at St. Nathaniel's Hospital in London. Professor Sebastian is the towering figure there, a tall white-haired scientist who cares for nothing but the advance of knowledge. Hilda Wade joins the staff as a nurse, and she says plainly that she wants to be near him.
Dr. Cumberledge, who is Sebastian's assistant and tells the tale, soon notices something odd. She praises the man's mind but never his heart, and she watches him like a cat at a mousehole. Her friend Mrs. Mallet guesses that Hilda has a hidden aim that shapes her whole life, and that she never means to marry until it is reached.
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What is Hilda Wade about?
It follows a gifted nurse, Hilda Wade, who joins a London hospital to watch the great Professor Sebastian. Her aim is to clear her father's name. The story moves through London, Africa, India and the Himalayas.
Who is Hilda Wade in the book?
She is a young nurse with a remarkable memory and a sharp intuition for temperament. She reads people from their faces, hands and writing, and she uses that skill to help friends and to pursue her private purpose.
Who tells the story?
Dr. Hubert Cumberledge, Sebastian's assistant, tells the story. He admires Hilda, follows her around the world, and brings a warm, humorous voice to each episode.
The author
Grant Allen
1848–1899 · British novelist and science writer
Grant Allen was born near Kingston, Canada, in 1848 and died in Surrey, England, in 1899. He lived in Canada, Jamaica and England. He wrote about science and evolution, as well as novels and short stories. His books include Physiological Aesthetics (1877) and the novel The Woman Who Did (1895).
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