Nellie Bly

"Ten Days in a Mad-House" offers a riveting firsthand account by pioneering journalist Nellie Bly as she intentionally becomes institutionalized on Blackwell's Island in order to expose the appalling conditions within mental asylums. Bly's narrative unfolds as a powerful expos , detailing the dehumanizing treatment, neglect, and injustices faced by vulnerable women labeled as mentally ill. Through her sharp investigative skills and courageous immersion, Bly reveals the stark realities of a system plagued by abuse and corruption. Published in 1887, this groundbreaking work not only led to significant reforms in mental health care but also solidified Bly's legacy as a fearless investigative journalist. With compelling prose, Bly sheds light on the plight of the marginalized, advocating for social change and ethical treatment within mental health institutions. "Ten Days in a Mad-House" remains a landmark piece of journalism that continues to resonate with its impact on societal awareness and advocacy for human rights.

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“She was part of the ‘stunt girl’ movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore.” –Brooke KroegerAround the World in Seventy-Two Days (1890) is a travel narrative by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Proposed as a recreation of the journey undertaken by Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), Bly’s journey was covered in Joseph Pulitzer’s popular newspaper the New York World, inspiring countless others to attempt to surpass her record. At the time, readers at home were encouraged to estimate the hour and day of Bly’s arrival, and a popular board game was released in commemoration of her undertaking. Embarking from Hoboken, noted investigative journalist Nellie Bly began a voyage that would take her around the globe. Bringing only a change of clothes, money, and a small travel bag, Bly travelled by steamship and train through England, France—where she met Jules Verne—Italy, the Suez Canal, Ceylon, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. Sending progress reports via telegraph, she made small reports back home while recording her experiences for publication upon her return. Despite several setbacks due to travel delays in Asia, Bly managed to beat her estimated arrival time by several days despite making unplanned detours, such as visiting a Chinese leper colony, along the way. Unbeknownst to Bly, her trip had inspired Cosmopolitan’s Elizabeth Brisland to make a similar circumnavigation beginning on the exact day, launching a series of copycat adventures by ambitious voyagers over the next few decades. Despite being surrounded by this air of popularity and competition, however, Bly took care to make her journey worthwhile, showcasing her skill as a reporter and true pioneer of investigative journalism. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Nellie Bly’s Around the World in Seventy-Two Days is a classic work of American travel literature reimagined for modern readers.

Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887) is a book by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly. For her first assignment for Joseph Pulitzer’s famed New York World newspaper, Bly went undercover as a patient at a notorious insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island. Spending ten days there, she recorded the abuses and neglect she witnessed, turning her research into a sensational two-part story for the New York World later published as Ten Days in a Mad-House. Checking into a New York boardinghouse under a false identity, Bly began acting in a disturbed, unsettling manner, prompting the police to be summoned. In a courtroom the next morning, she claimed to be suffering from amnesia, leading to her diagnosis as insane from several doctors. Sent to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum, Bly spent ten days witnessing and experiencing rampant abuse and neglect. There, she noticed that many of the patients, who were constantly beaten and belittled by violent nurses and staff members, seemed perfectly sane or showed signs of having their conditions severely worsened during their time at the asylum. Served spoiled food, forced to live in squalor, and given ice-cold baths by unsympathetic attendants, the patients she met during her stay seemed as though abandoned by a city that had sent them there for the supposed purpose of healing. Showcasing her skill as a reporter and true pioneer of investigative journalism, Bly published her story to a captivated and inspired audience, setting in motion a process of reform that would change the city’s approach to its asylums for the better. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Nellie Bly’s Ten Days in a Mad-House is a classic work of American investigative journalism reimagined for modern readers.

“She was part of the ‘stunt girl’ movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore.” –Brooke Kroeger Around the World in Seventy-Two Days (1890) is a travel narrative by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Proposed as a recreation of the journey undertaken by Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), Bly’s journey was covered in Joseph Pulitzer’s popular newspaper the New York World, inspiring countless others to attempt to surpass her record. At the time, readers at home were encouraged to estimate the hour and day of Bly’s arrival, and a popular board game was released in commemoration of her undertaking. Embarking from Hoboken, noted investigative journalist Nellie Bly began a voyage that would take her around the globe. Bringing only a change of clothes, money, and a small travel bag, Bly travelled by steamship and train through England, France—where she met Jules Verne—Italy, the Suez Canal, Ceylon, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. Sending progress reports via telegraph, she made small reports back home while recording her experiences for publication upon her return. Despite several setbacks due to travel delays in Asia, Bly managed to beat her estimated arrival time by several days despite making unplanned detours, such as visiting a Chinese leper colony, along the way. Unbeknownst to Bly, her trip had inspired Cosmopolitan’s Elizabeth Brisland to make a similar circumnavigation beginning on the exact day, launching a series of copycat adventures by ambitious voyagers over the next few decades. Despite being surrounded by this air of popularity and competition, however, Bly took care to make her journey worthwhile, showcasing her skill as a reporter and true pioneer of investigative journalism. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Nellie Bly’s Around the World in Seventy-Two Days is a classic work of American travel literature reimagined for modern readers.

Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922), also known as Nellie Bly, was an American industrialist, journalist, charity worker, and inventor famous for her 72-day trip around the world in the footsteps of the fictional Phileas Fogg. She is also remembered for her expos working undercover in a mental institute, which led to a new style of investigative journalism. In her 1888 travelogue, Seaman recounts her time spent travelling around Mexico, offering insights into all aspects of Mexican life from manners and methods of courtship to politics, history, geography, and beyond. Contents include: "Adieu to the United States", "El Paso Del Norte", "Along the Route", "The City of Mexico", "In the Streets of Mexico", "How Sunday is Celebrated", "A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds", "A Mexican Bull-Fight", "The Museum and its Curiosities", etc. Read & Co. Travel is republishing this classic travelogue now in a new edition complete with an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore.

Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922), also known as Nellie Bly, was an American industrialist, journalist, charity worker, and inventor most famous for her 72-day trip around the world in the footsteps of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg. She is also remembered for her expos working undercover in a mental institute, which led to a new style of investigative journalism. This brand new volume contains all of Seaman's best works, including: "Ten Days in a Mad-House", "Trying to be a Servant", "Nellie Bly as a White Slave", "Six Months in Mexico", and "Around the World in Seventy-Two Days". A fantastic collection of classic journalistic works not to be missed by fans and collectors of Seaman's writings. Brilliant Women - Read & Co. is publishing this brand new collection of classic works now complete with an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore.

First published in 1890, "Around the World in Seventy-Two Days" is a chronicle of Elizabeth Seaman's record-breaking trip around the world in the footsteps of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg. A fantastic real-life adventure tale highly recommended for those with an interest in travel writing and journalism in general. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922), also known as Nellie Bly, was an American industrialist, journalist, charity worker, and inventor. Together with her famous trip, she is also remembered for feigning insanity in order to infiltrate and write an expos on an insane asylum. Contents include: "A Proposal to Girdle the Earth", "The Start", "Southampton to Jules Verne's", "Jules Verne at Home", "On to Brindisi", "An American Heiress", "'Two Beautiful Black Eyes'", "Aden to Colombo", "Delayed Five Days", "In the Pirate Seas", "Against the Monsoon", etc. Read & Co. Travel is republishing this classic travelogue now complete with an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore.

"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 work by American journalist Elizabeth Seaman. Originally published as a series of articles for the New York World, the book contains Seaman's ground-breaking expos of an asylum which she infiltrated by feigning insanity. "Ten Days in a Mad-House" led to a grand jury investigation and increased funding for the Department of Public Charities and Corrections, as well as an entirely new style of investigative journalism. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922), also known as Nellie Bly, was an American industrialist, journalist, charity worker, and inventor famous for her 72-day trip around the world in the footsteps of the fictional Phileas Fogg. Other notable works by this author include: "Six Months in Mexico" (1888), "The Mystery of Central Park" (1889), and "Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-two Days" (1890). Read & Co. Books is republishing this classic journalistic work in a new edition complete with an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore.

Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887) is a book by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly. For her first assignment for Joseph Pulitzer’s famed New York World newspaper, Bly went undercover as a patient at a notorious insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island. Spending ten days there, she recorded the abuses and neglect she witnessed, turning her research into a sensational two-part story for the New York World later published as Ten Days in a Mad-House. Checking into a New York boardinghouse under a false identity, Bly began acting in a disturbed, unsettling manner, prompting the police to be summoned. In a courtroom the next morning, she claimed to be suffering from amnesia, leading to her diagnosis as insane from several doctors. Sent to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum, Bly spent ten days witnessing and experiencing rampant abuse and neglect. There, she noticed that many of the patients, who were constantly beaten and belittled by violent nurses and staff members, seemed perfectly sane or showed signs of having their conditions severely worsened during their time at the asylum. Served spoiled food, forced to live in squalor, and given ice-cold baths by unsympathetic attendants, the patients she met during her stay seemed as though abandoned by a city that had sent them there for the supposed purpose of healing. Showcasing her skill as a reporter and true pioneer of investigative journalism, Bly published her story to a captivated and inspired audience, setting in motion a process of reform that would change the city’s approach to its asylums for the better. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Nellie Bly’s Ten Days in a Mad-House is a classic work of American investigative journalism reimagined for modern readers.

Nellie Bly's articles, collected for the first time ever "When a charming young lady comes into your office and smilingly announces that she wants to ask you a few questions regarding the possibility of improving New York's moral tone, don't stop to parley. Just say: 'Excuse me, Nellie Bly, ' and shin down the fire-escape."-Puck Magazine Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly is best remembered for two "stunts" her undercover expose of the Blackwell's Island insane asylum, and her race around the world to beat the record set in Jules Verne's Around The World In 80 Days. Yet those events do not begin to grasp the scope of her career as a reporter Between 1885 and 1922, Nellie Bly penned hundreds of stories on a variety of topics. Reporting for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World, she interviewed presidential candidates like Belva Lockwood and convicted criminals like Eva Hamilton, sports heroes like boxer John Sullivan and wrestler William Muldoon, inspirational icons like Helen Keller and Susan B. Anthony, and so many more. One week would find her undercover to expose a swindling lobbyist, the next taking up a new profession as an actress, and the next reporting on a strike. Perhaps never before has a reporter had such a wide-ranging, adventurous career Yet until now only a handful of her articles have been available to the public. Edited by author David Blixt ("What Girls Are Good For"), Nellie Bly's World collects all of Bly's reporting during her years at the New York World. Volume 2 begins with her retelling of the insane asylum in "Among The Mad," and ends with her race around the globe in 72 days. But that's hardly all Among the 35 articles included in this collection are: With the Prison MatronsThe Veiled ProphetessWorking Girls, Beware Shadowed by a DetectiveNellie Bly at West PointWomen and CrimeNellie Bly Learns to SwimIs Astrology a Science? Nellie Bly Buys a BabyNellie Bly's Many DoublesNellie Bly's 700 DoctorsFrom New York to Amiens Explore the full power of Bly's Blackwing pencil at the beginning of her ascent to being the most famous woman in America

Nellie Bly's articles, collected for the first time ever Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly is best remembered for two "stunts" her undercover expose of the Blackwell's Island insane asylum, and her race around the world to beat the record set in Jules Verne's Around The World In 80 Days. Yet those events do not begin to grasp the scope of her career as a reporter. Between 1885 and 1922, Nellie Bly penned hundreds of stories on a variety of topics. Reporting for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World, she interviewed presidential candidates and convicted criminals, sports heroes like boxer John Sullivan and wrestler William Muldoon, inspirational icons like Helen Keller and Susan B. Anthony, and many more. One week would find her undercover to expose a swindling lobbyist, the next taking up a new profession as an actress, and the next reporting on a strike. Perhaps never before has a reporter had such a wide-ranging, adventurous career Yet only a handful of her articles have been available to the public - until now Edited by author David Blixt ("What Girls Are Good For"), Nellie Bly's World collects all of Bly's reporting during her years at the New York World. Volume 1 begins with her cannon-blast debut, exposing over the course of three articles the events of her imprisonment in the Blackwell's Island insane asylum. But that's hardly all Among the 33 articles included in this collection are: What Becomes of BabiesThe Girls Who Make BoxesWanted-A Few HusbandsNellie Bly on the StageNellie Bly as a MesmeristThe King of the LobbyHow to be Cured by FaithGirls of the Wild WestHangman Joe at HomeOur First LadiesExplore the full power of Bly's Blackwing pencil at the beginning of her ascent to being the most famous woman in America

Vuonna 1888 New York World -lehden nuori toimittaja Nellie Bly sai ajatuksen: voisiko maailman kiertää nopeammin kuin Jules Vernen fiktiivinen sankari kirjassa Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä? Ei onnistu naiselta, kuului tyly tuomio hänen esittäessään ideansa päätoimittajalle. Vuotta myöhemmin Nellie kuitenkin lähti matkaan ja osoitti epäilyt aiheettomiksi: voi kiertää nopeammin ja onnistuu aivan hyvin naiselta. Nellien matkakokemukset julkaistiin kirjana, josta tuli aikansa bestseller. Kirja on käännetty useille kielille, nyt ensimmäistä kertaa myös suomeksi. Maailman ympäri 72 päivässä on ainutlaatuinen kurkistus 1800-luvun lopun maailmaan. Nellien tarkkanäköiset havainnot ja hänen omintakeinen, humoristinen tapansa kuvata ihmisiä, paikkoja ja matkan sattumuksia luovat elävää ajankuvaa ja avaavat kiehtovan näkymän 130 vuoden takaiseen matkantekoon ja elämänmenoon eri puolilla maailmaa.

Reproduction of the original: Six Months in Mexico by Nellie Bly