Around the World in Seventy-Two Days - And Other Writings (Paperback)

The first edited volume of work by the legendary undercover journalist
Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Nellie Bly was one of the first and best female journalists in America and quickly became a national phenomenon in the late 1800s, with a board game based on her adventures and merchandise inspired by the clothes she wore. Bly gained fame for being the first "girl stunt reporter," writing stories that no one at the time thought a woman could or should write, including an expose of patient treatment at an insane asylum and a travelogue from her record-breaking race around the world without a chaperone. This volume, the only printed and edited collection of Bly's writings, includes her best known works--"Ten Days in a Mad-House," "Six Months in Mexico," and "Around the World in Seventy-Two Days"--as well as many lesser known pieces that capture the breadth of her career from her fierce opinion pieces to her remarkable World War I reporting. As 2014 marks the 150th anniversary of Bly's work, this collection celebrates her work, spirit, and vital place in history.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Nellie Bly
Dimensions:	196 x 128 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-310740-8
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	0-14-310740-2
Barcode:	9780143107408

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