Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings

Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

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 â€œgirl stunt reporter,â€ writing stories that no one at the time thought a woman could or should write, including an exposÃ© 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 Blyâ€™s writings, includes her best known worksâ€”TenÂ Days in a Mad-House,Â Six Months in Mexico, andÂ Around the World in Seventy-Two Daysâ€”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 Blyâ€™s birth, this collection celebrates her work, spirit, and vital place in history.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-29
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-04-29
Format	Kindle eBook

Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

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