She was a groundbreaking reporter known for a recordbreaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of jules vernes fictional character phileas fogg, and an expose in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. This book made me want to dive deeper into nellie bly s life and find more of her work. Sep 05, 2017 house of cards alumna kate mara is set to star in and executive produce a drama series project based on nellie blys book 10 days in a madhouse. Around the world in seventytwo days six months in mexico ten days in a madhouse. Feigning insanity in order to reveal asylum horrors the mystery of central park nellie bly may 5, 1864 january 27, 1922 was the pen name of american. Originally, she was confined to writing about womens issues only, reporting on working conditions and womens life in pittsburgh. Brooke kroeger uncovers new material and enriches her portrait of this legend.
Nellie bly real name elizabeth jane seaman nee cochran was a phenomenon of late 19th century, early 20th century american journalism. Nellie bly gives students a look at the world of journalism and a glimpse into the life of this amazing woman. In 1887, an ambitious journalist named nellie bly went on an undercover assignment to disclose the mistreatment of women at the womens lunatic asylum on blackwells island. The narrators voice was strangely soothing and she did a fantastic job changing voices for each character. She was born in may of 1864 and died in january 1922. Turnofthecentury journalist nellie bly emerges from myth to life in this realistic, respectful life story. Kroeger argues that the lack of accessible documents has contributed to scholarly neglect and misinformation about bly, a condition she has remedied in this book. How nellie bly went undercover to expose abuse of the.
Nellie bly is the the pseudonym of elizabeth cochran. My eleven yearold daughter spent quite a bit of the summer with this book and had a great time. Oct 27, 2015 ten days in a madhouse ebook written by nellie bly. Nellie bly of the new york world undercover reporting. She is best known for the undercover assignment that resulted in the book ten. Get book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the. A wardrobe, desk, bookcase, organ, and several chairs completed the. Nellie bly has 26 books on goodreads with 35499 ratings. Now in paperbackthe acclaimed biography of nellie bly, the thrilling. Nellie bly overheard many interesting things while traveling.
Mar 16, 2020 caroline starr rose reads her picture book, a race around the world. Nellie bly may 5, 18641 january 27, 1922 was a pioneer woman in journalism. Around the world in seventytwo days 1890 was a great popular success, and the name nellie bly became a synonym for a female star reporter. Nellie bly exposed a new york insane asylums horrors. Nellie bly books six months in mexico during her early journalism career, bly wrote six months in mexico 1888, which describes her time as a foreign correspondent in mexico in 1885. Nellie bly board game board game about nellie blys trip around the world in 188990, from the world, january 26, 1890. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ten days in a madhouse. I felt the story about her time in the asylum ended abruptly, but that was my only complaint. Detailed illustrations and photographs enhance the text.
She was not the first female reporter and lived long enough to be considered quaint and outdated by the new breed of women that inhabited the newsrooms of the 1920s. I admired her curiosity, her drive to experience as much as possible in. Nellie blys lessons in writing what you want to the new yorker. Brooke kroeger, a upi reporter and editor, tells the reader why bly deserved such an. Discover librarianselected research resources on nellie bly elizabeth cochrane from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. Readers will discover how one woman changed the world. Born elizabeth jane cochran, nellie bly was one of the first and best female. Mar 30, 2020 nellie bly was a legendary journalist during the progressive era. Trying to be a servant, and nellie bly as a white slave. Turns out that nellie bly born mary jane cochran in 1864 was, on her death in 1922, declared the best reporter in america by arthur brisbane, wh.
Caroline starr rose reads her picture book, a race around the world. The book was based on articles written while bly was on an undercover assignment for the new york. Ten days in a madhouse, published with miscellaneous sketches. Nellie bly, photographed in 1890, went undercover at a new york city insane asylum in 1887. Christina ricci stars as journalist nellie bly in escaping the madhouse. Reporter nellie bly, who exposed insane asylums horrors in. Download pdf the nellie bly collection the books free. The nellie bly book awards is a new division of the chanticleer international book awards for nonfiction works. May 05, 2018 today, we celebrate the 154th birthday of elizabeth cochrane seaman. Three generations of sex, scandal and secrets by nellie bly.
A female usurers trick nellie bly new york world nellie bly exposes one of the secrets of a diamond shop. The nellie bly story which first aired january 19, 2019 on the lifetime television network. Nellie bly books list of books by author nellie bly thriftbooks. It was initially published as a series of articles for the new york world. Nellie bly books list of books by author nellie bly. She was the first woman to cover the eastern front during world war i. Nellie bly, the latenineteenthcentury newspaper reporter, was, at one. Ten days in a madhouse, around the world in seventytwo days and more. When i think of famous journalists nellie bly is the first to pop into my mind.
Nellie bly, whose given name was elizabeth jane cochran, was a pioneer of investigative journalism. After getting her footing at the dispatch, bly began to write prolifically. Nellie is the protagonist of the 2015 novel by dan jorgensen titled and the wind whispered, published by bygone era books. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by ian l.
At last, a real book on nellie bly chicago tribune. Around the world in seventytwo days and other writings by nellie. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by american journalist nellie bly. Within her lifetime, nellie bly published three nonfiction books essentially compilations of her newspaper reportage and one novel. The true story of nellie bly and elizabeth bisland. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw. The name nellie bly comes from a song called nelly bly by stephen foster. Not only does it chronicle the work of nellie bly and other muckrakers, but it also has fun interactive activities for kids. Three generations of sex, scandal, and secrets, uncovers the truth about this long.
Buy a cheap copy of ten days in a madhouse book by nellie bly. In this case, the story she tells is that shes woman who only wants a bill to not get passed by the new york legislature. Although the story of nellie bly going undercover in an asylum is truth, it reads as fiction. While she was working for a newspaper in new york city she was given an undercover assignment to feign insanity and allow herself to be committed to the womens lunatic asylum on blackwells island in order to write an expose of the inhumane way the women. Kroegers biography of nellie bly moves at almost as fast a pace as did blys remarkable life. Nellie bly reporter, feminist and amateur detective has taken up jules vernes challenge to beat the record of his fictional hero, phileas fogg. See all books authored by nellie bly, including ten days in a madhouse, and around the world in 72 days, and more on.
Nellie bly skip to main search results amazon prime. Nellie bly 18641922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochrane. Death nellie bly died from pneumonia on january 22, 1922 in new york city. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly. A nellie bly novella by david blixt tell a story to catch a story, thats what nellie bly does to write her investigative reports. Journalist kroegers formidably wellresearched book, based on legal and archival material as well as blys more than 600 newspaper and magazine articles. Nellie bly didnt return to journalism until much later in her life, when she covered the eastern front during world war i, according to kroegers book. Loaning money without a license to actresses and rich women may 12, 1889 nellie bly exposes how a diamond shop in new york really operates.
The horrific treatment of patients is the stuff out of a nightmare. This book contains now several html tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure. Her official account of the journey, however, leaves out one riveting event. Nellie bly was the pen name of elizabeth jane cochrane who was an american journalist. Jul 28, 2019 nellie bly didnt return to journalism until much later in her life, when she covered the eastern front during world war i, according to kroegers book.
It was initially published as a series of articles for the. The resulting twopart story and, later, a book brought sweeping improvements and needed funding to the. She was such a larger then life character she lived her life in such a remarkable way. List of books and articles about nellie bly elizabeth cochrane. Nellie bly and elizabeth bislands historymaking race around the world et des millions. Nellie bly may 5, 1864 january 27, 1922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochrane. I was left to begin my career as nellie brown, the insane girl. Before reading this book, all i knew about nellie bly was that it was the name of an amusement park on the water side of the belt parkway in brooklyn, between coney island and fort hamilton. The nellie bly book awards recognizes journalistic works and investigative pieces. The story created shockwaves throughout the country and caused reform in mental hospitals. Unparalleled by any other family in the history of our nation, the kennedys have become a legend for the scandals, the love and the mysteries that surround them. Mar 02, 2020 nellie bly was known for her pioneering journalism, including her 1887 expose on the conditions of asylum patients at blackwells island in new york city and her report of her 72day trip around. Nellie bly book awards for journalistic nonfiction.