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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ten days in a mad-house Ten days in a mad-house Nellie Bly In the 1800s, journalist Nellie Bly pretended to be mentally ill and spent 10 days in an insane asylum in order to report on conditions and abuses there. OL16915826W
Nellie Bly's book Nellie Bly's book Nellie Bly An abridged version of the famous woman journalist's experiences as she tries to make a trip around the world in less than eighty days in the late nineteenth century. OL1815342W
Ten days in a mad house Ten days in a mad house Nellie Bly "This is Bly's truly disturbing account (and exposé) of a mental asylum to which Bly was committed after feigning insanity. Including graphic depictions as to the treatment of mental patients and the… OL19662699W
Ten Days in a Mad-House Ten Days in a Mad-House Nellie Bly In 1887, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, also known as Nellie Bly, published an expose about New York's infamous mental health institution on Blackwell's Island after having herself intentionally committed… OL20159674W