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Ten days in a madhouse paperback april 12, 2012 by nellie bly author. This was an assignment given to her by joseph pulitzer. Published on may 18, 20 ten days in a madhouse audiobook by nellie bly 18641922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In ten days in a madhouse she shares her experience of diagnosis and incarceration for what was deemed a mental illness. Ten days in a madhouse wikisource, the free online library. Ten days in a madhouse is a book written by newspaper reporter nellie bly and published by ian l. Inside nellie blys 10 days in a madhouse born elizabeth cochran in may 1864 in the suburbs of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, bly launched her journalistic career early. Ten days in a madhouse ebook written by nellie bly. Trying to be a servant, and nellie bly as a white slave. Ten days in a madhouse audiobook nellie bly audible. In 1887, intrepid reporter nellie bly pretended she was crazy and got.

Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly free at loyal books. Excellent book for those interested in history or just curious about this slice of life in new york over a century ago. Feigning insanity in order to reveal asylum horrors by bly, nellie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nellie bly was an american reporter best known for a recordbreaking trip around the world in 72 days. Ten days in a madhouse received a sensational response. Nellie bly is a journalist who goes undercover to find out what the conditions of the insane asylum really are. With caroline barry, christopher lambert, kelly lebrock, julia chantrey. The living conditions and treatment of the patients were horrible. Nellie bly 18641922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochrane. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly, paperback barnes. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Ten days in a mad house is a nonfiction book i read that checked off a book over 100 years old in my reading challenge list. It was no mere armchair observation, because bly got herself committed to blackwell s and wrote a shocking expose called ten days in a madhouse.

Inside nellie blys 10 days in a madhouse biography. Since my experiences in blackwells island insane asylum were published in the world i. The edition containing my story long since ran out, and i have been prevailed upon to allow it to be published in book form, to satisfy the hundreds who are yet. Nellie blys ten days in a madhouse undercover reporting. After ten days, the asylum released bly at the worlds behest.

It was initially published as a series of articles for the new york world. Listen to ten days in a madhouse audiobook by nellie bly. Ten days in a madhouse audiobook by nellie bly 18641922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go. I merely tell in common words, without exaggeration, of my life in a madhouse for ten days. In 1887, at age 23, reporter nellie bly, working for joseph pulitzer, feigns mental illness to go undercover in notorious blackwells island a womans insane asylum to expose corruption, abuse and murder. It was initially published as a series of articles for the. The book was written in 1887 by a young journalist named nellie bly and is about her disguising herself as a mad person to expose the maltreatment and abuses happening in insane asylums. At one point she was going to try to get put in another ward for the unruly patients but after hearing the stories of abuse there from the other patients. In giving this story i expect to be contradicted by many who are exposed.

The book is a remarkable insight into the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in new york in 1887 and at the time her work was published it. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Nellie bly was born elizabeth jane cochran, in cochrans mills near present day pittsburgh. Ten days in a madhouse nellie bly 1864 1922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and stunt reporter, had herself committed to the blackwells island insane asylum in. She was a writer, journalist, inventor, industrialist, and charity worker. The film follows 23yearold reporter nellie bly caroline barry as she embarks on her first undercover assignment for worldfamous newspaper editor joseph pulitzer. Ten days in a madhouse and millions of other books are available for instant access. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly 45 ten days in a madhouse, was written by nellie bly in 1887, after she lived, undercover, at a womens insane asylum at blackwells island in 1887 for ten days. Her memoirs of this event form the basis of ten days in a madhouse, which forever changed the way the world looks at treatment and housing of the insane. Synopsis the movie 10 days in a madhouse the nellie bly story is based on nellie blys 1887 book of the same title. Nellies account of the dehumanizing conditions inside the asylum, the prevailing attitudes towards mental illness, contemporary ideas of treatment and the brutality and neglect of the system that she experienced were an.

The book comprised blys reportage for the new york world while on an undercover assignment in which she feigned insanity to investigate reports of brutality and neglect at the womens lunatic asylum on blackwells. One of her more famous undertakings was a recordsetting 72 day trip around the world, based on the jules verne character phileas fogg from around the world in eighty days. Her story is just as remarkable today as it was shen she wrote it. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly free ebook manybooks. The book is a remarkable insight into the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in new york in 1887 and at the time her work was published it caused considerably controversy. After ten days, bly was launched from the asylum collectively together with her editors help and he or she revealed her experience in book sort as ten days in a madhouse. Bly also undertook an assignment to fake insanity in order to be placed in an asylum.

Ten days in a madhouse is a book by american journalist nellie bly. Ten days in a madhouse is blys expose of the asylum. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. After her release she wrote a shocking expose called ten days in a madhouse, launching her career as a worldfamous investigative reporter and helping to improve conditions at mental institutions across the united states. Nellie took the terrifying task of posing as nellie borwn in an undercover assisment to investigate the deplorable conditions of. Nellie bly, posing as nellie brown, went undercover to investigate the deplorable conditions of insane asylums.

Buy a cheap copy of ten days in a madhouse book by nellie bly. Blys life is an intrinsically compelling one, and the failure of 10 days in a madhouse is that it never once lives up to the indelible nature of the life it portrays. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly. Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. In 1887, 23yearold reporter nellie bly had herself committed to a new york city asylum to expose the horrific conditions for 19thcentury mental.

Written for joseph pulitzers new york world, blys account chronicles her 10 days at blackwells island and, upon its publication, drew public attention to the abuse of the institutionalized and led to a grand jury investigation of the facility. Just two years after her madhouse expose, she made headlines again when she recreated the trip depicted in the book around the world in 80. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I have described my first day in the asylum, and as my other nine were exactly the same in the general run of things it would be tiresome to tell about each. Nellie took the terrifying task of posing as nellie borwn in an undercover assisment to investigate the deplorable conditions of insane asylums. Henry long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain. This book contains now several html tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure. Ten days in a madhouse, published with miscellaneous sketches. Her report, later published in book form as ten days in a madhouse, caused a sensation, prompted the asylum to implement reforms, and brought her lasting fame. She finds out there is a severe abuse of the patients going on. Since my experiences in blackwells island insane asylum were published in the world i have received hundreds of letters in regard to it. Librivox recording of ten days in a madhouse, by nellie bly read by alice in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and stunt reporter, had herself committed to the blackwells island insane asylum in new york.