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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House

    by Nellie Bly ...
    A courageous female journalist's classic exposé of the horrific treatment of the mentally ill in nineteenth-century AmericaIn 1887, Nellie Bly accepted an assignment from publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and went undercover at the lunatic asylum on Blackwell Island, America's first municipal mental hospital. Calling herself "Nellie Brown," she was able to convince policemen, a judge ... Read more

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  • The Collected Works of Nellie Bly. Illustrated

    Ten Days in a Mad-House. Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and more

    by Nellie Bly ...
    Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran) was an American journalist, writer, and entrepreneur. She made a name for herself and pioneered the field of investigative journalism by writing an undercover expose on a woman's lunatic asylum. Her colorful and hands-on reporting style earned her the nickname of "girl stunt reporter."In 1889 she pitched the idea of a trip around the world to her editor. In ... Read more

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  • 10 Days in a Madhouse

    by Nellie Bly ...
    ON the 22d of September I was asked by the World if I could have myself committed to one of the asylums for the insane in New York, with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment of the patients therein and the methods of management, etc. Did I think I had the courage to go through such an ordeal as the mission would demand? Could I assume the characteristics of insanity ... Read more

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  • 10 Days in a Madhouse

    by Nellie Bly ...
    ON the 22d of September I was asked by the World if I could have myself committed to one of the asylums for the insane in New York, with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment of the patients therein and the methods of management, etc. Did I think I had the courage to go through such an ordeal as the mission would demand? Could I assume the characteristics of insanity ... Read more

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  • The Nellie Bly Collection

    by Nellie Bly ...
    Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Nellie Bly was a well known American journalist near the turn of the 20th century. Bly was best known for taking a record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days and ... Read more

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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House

    by Nellie Bly ...
    Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly is a carefully prepared Bookjack digital edition of classic literary fiction. The book is presented for clear ebook reading, with metadata and structure designed for discoverability in a modern digital catalogue. Readers will find a work shaped by character, setting, conflict, style, and the lasting pleasures of storytelling, making it a useful addition for ... Read more

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  • Ten Days In a Mad-House

    Illustrated

    by Nellie Bly ...
    Ten Days In a Mad-House (1887) by Nellie Bly.Nellie Bly, whose given name was Elizabeth Jane Cochran, was a pio-neer of investigative journalism. She died in 1922. Of her many exposé assignments for Joseph Pulitzer’s NEW YORK WORLD, her voluntary (and undercover) journey into the “lunatic asylum” on Blackwell’s (now Roosevelt) Island is perhaps the most well known. In previous chapters of the ... Read more

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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House: The Original 1887 Edition (Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island)

    by Nellie Bly ...
    Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by American journalist Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World; Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by Ian L. Munro in New York City in 1887. The book was based on articles written while Bly was on an undercover assignment for the New York World, feigning insanity at a women's boarding house, ... Read more

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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House

    by Nellie Bly ...
    "Ten Days in a Mad-House," she decided to conduct an undercover investigation to reveal the deplorable conditions prevailing in psychiatric institutions during the late 19th century. She feigned insanity and was committed to the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island (now known as Roosevelt Island) in New York City.Throughout her ten-day stay in the asylum, Bly documented the inhumane ... Read more

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  • The mystery of Central Park

    Uncovering Central Park's Hidden Secrets and Historical Intrigue

    by Nellie Bly ...
    In "The Mystery of Central Park," Nellie Bly delves into the hidden stories and enigmatic elements that populate one of New York City's most iconic landscapes. Through her pioneering journalistic style, Bly employs immersive narrative techniques and vivid imagery to transport readers into the heart of Central Park, revealing its historical layers and the diverse tapestry of lives interwoven within ... Read more

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  • Into The Madhouse: The Complete Reporting Surrounding Nellie Bly's Expose of the Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum

    by Nellie Bly ...
    "PLUCKY NELLIE BLY!"Nellie Bly's undercover story on Blackwell's Island propelled her to fame. Yet today no one knows the incredible uproar she caused, first as a "madwoman", then in her own person. For the first time, readers can experience the battle that raged for weeks in the press, the fierce effort to undermine her before she could complete her tale, and the many accusations by the doctors ... Read more

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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House

    by Nellie Bly ...
    Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by American journalist Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by Ian L. Munro in New York City in 1887.The book was based on articles written while Bly was on an undercover assignment for the New York World, feigning insanity at a women's boarding house, so ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks