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Nelly Bly, posing as "Nelly Brown," went undercover to investigate
the deplorable conditions of insane asylums. Her memoirs of this
event form the basis of "Ten Days in a Mad-House," which forever
changed the way the world looks at treatment and housing of the
insane.
A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY "BEST NEW COMIC OF 2022 FOR ADULTS"
Beautifully adapted and rendered through piercing illustrations by
acclaimed creators Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh, Nellie Bly's
complete, true-to-life 19th-century investigation of Blackwell
Asylum captures a groundbreaking moment in history and reveals a
haunting and timely glimpse at the starting point for conversations
on mental health. "I said I could and I would. And I did." While
working for Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper in 1887, Nellie Bly began
an undercover investigation into the local Women's Lunatic Asylum
on Blackwell Island. Intent on seeing what life was like on the
inside, Bly fooled trained physicians into thinking she was
insane--a task too easily achieved--and had herself committed. In
her ten days at the asylum, Bly witnessed horrifying conditions:
the food was inedible, the women were forced into labor for the
staff, the nurses and doctors were cruel or indifferent, and many
of the women held there had no mental disorder of any kind. Now
adapted into graphic novel form by Brad Ricca and vividly rendered
with beautiful and haunting illustrations by Courtney Sieh, Bly's
bold venture is given new life and meaning. Her fearless
investigation into the living conditions at the Blackwell Asylum
forever changed the field of journalism. A timely reminder to take
notice of forgotten populations, Ten Days in a Mad-House warns us
what happens when we look away.
"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.
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.
This is Bly's truly disturbing account (and expose) of a mental
asylum to which Bly was committed after feigning insanity.
Including graphic depictions as to the treatment of mental patients
and their unsanitary surroundings, Bly's controversial 1887 expose
reveals the scandal and brutality of mental health in the
nineteenth century and the ease with which professionals were
prepared to accept and treat mental "disorders."
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.
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