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She became a notorious stereotype of untrained and incompetent nurses of the early Victorian era, before the reforms of campaigners like Florence Nightingale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe caricature was popular with the British public. 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This is an early version of the series - seen by the colour palette used - and confirmed by the early Dnumber.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 26cm (10 1\/4\") diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Sairey Gamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSarah or Sairey Gamp, Mrs. Gamp as she is more commonly known, is a nurse in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens, first published as a serial in 1843–1844.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMrs. Gamp is dissolute, sloppy and generally drunk. In her long, rambling speeches, she refers constantly to her friend Mrs. Harris as support for her questionable practices. It becomes clear, however, that no such person exists other than as a figment of her imagination. 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